Chapter 5 of Tales from a Famished Land is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tales from a Famished Land is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What men, Peeters?” “The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.” He coughed apologetically. “The men for the pensions. They want to see you, sir.”
Chapter 5 of Tales from a Famished Land is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in an apologetic manner
From this reading “He coughed apologetically.”
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “He coughed apologetically.”
plural of “pension” — a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading ““The men for the pensions.”
cut with a saw
From this reading ““The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.””
term of address for a man
From this reading “They want to see you, sir.””
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “They want to see you, sir.””
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading ““The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.””
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.””
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in an apologetic manner
From this reading He coughed apologetically.
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading He coughed apologetically.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The men for the pensions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He coughed apologetically.
the force of workers available
From this reading “What men, Peeters?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What men, Peeters?”
plural of “pension” — a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading “The men for the pensions.
cut with a saw
From this reading “The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They want to see you, sir.”
term of address for a man
From this reading They want to see you, sir.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They want to see you, sir.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They want to see you, sir.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading They want to see you, sir.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What men, Peeters?”
which person or people
From this reading “The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “The men who saw Mr. Wilson yesterday.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They want to see you, sir.”
Chapter 5 of Tales from a Famished Land by Edward E. (Edward Eyre) Hunt holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 457 sentences of Tales from a Famished Land, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Tales from a Famished Land by Edward E. (Edward Eyre) Hunt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 457 sentences, grouped into 92 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 92 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 194 minutes of reading across 467 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales from a Famished Land, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
