Chapter 57 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 57 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Little returned to London. Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier. “Buy a nice poodle, sir?” Something in the animal attracted his attention. “Fido!” he gasped.
Chapter 57 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 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 living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Something in the animal attracted his attention.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Something in the animal attracted his attention.”
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “Something in the animal attracted his attention.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““Buy a nice poodle, sir?””
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Fido!” he gasped.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““Buy a nice poodle, sir?””
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier.”
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading ““Buy a nice poodle, sir?””
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 Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Something in the animal attracted his attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Something in the animal attracted his attention.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Something in the animal attracted his attention.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Buy a nice poodle, sir?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fido!” he gasped.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Fido!” he gasped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something in the animal attracted his attention.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something in the animal attracted his attention.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little returned to London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Little returned to London.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Buy a nice poodle, sir?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier.
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading “Buy a nice poodle, sir?”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Little returned to London.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Buy a nice poodle, sir?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in the animal attracted his attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something in the animal attracted his attention.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Passing through London one day he met a dog-fancier.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little returned to London.
Chapter 57 of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales by Bret Harte holds 14 sentences, grouped into 3 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.
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