Chapter I
Chapter 1
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In Uniform Style. THE BOY SETTLERS. By NOAH BROOKS. $1.25. THE BOY EMIGRANTS.
The Boy Settlers
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Boy Settlers is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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In
Uniform
Style.
THE
BOY
SETTLERS.
By
NOAH
BROOKS.
$1.25.
THE
BOY
EMIGRANTS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Boy Settlers
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The Boy Settlers is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
In
Uniform
Style.
/ɪn ˈjuːnəfɔːrm staɪl/
Line 2
THE
BOY
SETTLERS.
/ðə bɔɪ ˈsetlərz/
Line 3
By
NOAH
BROOKS.
/baɪ ˈnoʊə brʊks/
Line 4
$1.25.
Line 5
THE
BOY
EMIGRANTS.
/ðə bɔɪ ˈeməɡrənts/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a youthful male person
From this reading “THE BOY SETTLERS.”
brooks
noun
US /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “By NOAH BROOKS.”
emigrants
noun
US /ˈeməɡrənts/
plural of “emigrant” — someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading “THE BOY EMIGRANTS.”
noah
noun
US /ˈnoʊə/
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading “By NOAH BROOKS.”
settlers
noun
US /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “THE BOY SETTLERS.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “In Uniform Style.”
Uniform
adjective
US /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “In Uniform Style.”
All words in this reading · 11
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1.25
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading $1.25.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOY SETTLERS.
BROOKSnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading By NOAH BROOKS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By NOAH BROOKS.
EMIGRANTSnounUS /ˈeməɡrənts/
plural of “emigrant” — someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading THE BOY EMIGRANTS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Uniform Style.
NOAHnounUS /ˈnoʊə/
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading By NOAH BROOKS.
SETTLERSnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading THE BOY SETTLERS.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In Uniform Style.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY SETTLERS.
UniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading In Uniform Style.
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- Uniform
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- Style
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- Settlers
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- Brooks
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