Chapter 5 of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you like it?" he asked. "I love it!" said she. "It's better 'an tats!" "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it." Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
Chapter 5 of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
terminate
From this reading “"Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “"Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."”
past form of “dimple” — mark with, or as if with, dimples
From this reading “Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.”
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
From this reading “Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.”
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 Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's better 'an tats!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you like it?" he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "It's better 'an tats!"
terminate
From this reading "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."
dearly loved
From this reading "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."
past form of “dimple” — mark with, or as if with, dimples
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you like it?" he asked.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you like it?" he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I love it!" said she.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Do you like it?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's better 'an tats!"
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Do you like it?" he asked.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I love it!" said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."
a course of conduct
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I love it!" said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I love it!" said she.
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
carry out
From this reading "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's better 'an tats!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then take it, dear, and be careful not to break it."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
in the direction of
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mayrie took the dolly with a joy that was almost reverent, and her face dimpled with smiles as she started along the path toward home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you like it?" he asked.
Chapter 5 of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 5 holds 180 sentences of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 36 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.
Common questions about reading The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1453 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #520 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #520, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 121 minutes of reading across 291 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 8 chapters of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
