Chapter 1 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I say, Phil, I can do that.” “Do what, Teddy?” “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.” “Oh, pshaw! You only think you can.
Chapter 1 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading ““A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.””
large outdoor signboard
From this reading ““A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.””
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
From this reading ““A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.””
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.””
a boy or man
From this reading ““A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.””
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ““A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.””
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading ““Do what, Teddy?””
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You only think you can.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
large outdoor signboard
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I say, Phil, I can do that.”
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I say, Phil, I can do that.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
a boy or man
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say, Phil, I can do that.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, pshaw!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
and nothing more
From this reading You only think you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say, Phil, I can do that.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, pshaw!
express in words
From this reading “I say, Phil, I can do that.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “Do what, Teddy?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I say, Phil, I can do that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “A cartwheel in the air like that fellow is doing in the picture on the billboard there.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You only think you can.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Do what, Teddy?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You only think you can.
Chapter 1 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 164 sentences of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings by Edgar B. P. Darlington exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 33 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.
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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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