Chapter 5 of The Arizona Callahan is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Arizona Callahan is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas. The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look. “Why?” “You know what it is?” “Of course.
Chapter 5 of The Arizona Callahan is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading ““That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ““That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading ““That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading ““That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading ““That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.”
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 “The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.
a young female
From this reading The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You know what it is?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You know what it is?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That’s funny!” he exclaimed, staring at the scrap of canvas.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The girl glanced at it, then gave him a puzzled look.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You know what it is?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know what it is?”
Chapter 5 of The Arizona Callahan by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 152 sentences of The Arizona Callahan, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Arizona Callahan by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 131 minutes of reading across 316 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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