Chapter 5 of The Bishop's Shadow is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Bishop's Shadow is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face. "Oh!" he cried, "that's dandy! I'll give it to Nan." "And who's Nan--your sister?" questioned the woman. "N--no, not quite.
Chapter 5 of The Bishop's Shadow is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “"Oh!" he cried, "that's dandy!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.”
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.”
your grandmother
From this reading “I'll give it to Nan."”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"And who's Nan--your sister?" questioned the woman.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"And who's Nan--your sister?" questioned the woman.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And who's Nan--your sister?" questioned the woman.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "that's dandy!
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "that's dandy!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I'll give it to Nan."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "that's dandy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll give it to Nan."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll give it to Nan."
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "N--no, not quite.
your grandmother
From this reading I'll give it to Nan."
not any; not one
From this reading "N--no, not quite.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "N--no, not quite.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "that's dandy!
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "And who's Nan--your sister?" questioned the woman.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "N--no, not quite.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "And who's Nan--your sister?" questioned the woman.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" he cried, "that's dandy!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That brought a smile of genuine delight to the boy's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And who's Nan--your sister?" questioned the woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "And who's Nan--your sister?" questioned the woman.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And who's Nan--your sister?" questioned the woman.
Chapter 5 of The Bishop's Shadow by I. T. (Ida Treadwell) Thurston holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of The Bishop's Shadow, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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