Chapter 5 of "Tex" is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of "Tex" is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jerry laughed. "It is; and so far, unhit." Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun. "Have you shot at it yet?" Jerry nodded.
Chapter 5 of "Tex" is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “"It is; and so far, unhit."”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry laughed.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Jerry laughed.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Jerry nodded.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"Have you shot at it yet?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is; and so far, unhit."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "It is; and so far, unhit."
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you shot at it yet?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is; and so far, unhit."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is; and so far, unhit."
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry laughed.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Jerry laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Jerry nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Have you shot at it yet?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is; and so far, unhit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tex glanced at the other’s low-hung belt and gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is; and so far, unhit."
but in spite of that
From this reading "Have you shot at it yet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you shot at it yet?"
Chapter 5 of "Tex" by Clarence Edward Mulford holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of "Tex", unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of "Tex" by Clarence Edward Mulford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 510 minutes of reading across 1225 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through "Tex" section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in "Tex", each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
