Chapter 5 of The Major is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Major is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WESTWARD HO! Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door. “Will you walk down to the store?” said Mr. Sleighter. “Very well,” said Mr. Gwynne, setting off with him. Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind.
Chapter 5 of The Major is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 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.
having companions or an escort
From this reading “Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading ““Very well,” said Mr. Gwynne, setting off with him.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading ““Will you walk down to the store?” said Mr. Sleighter.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ““Will you walk down to the store?” said Mr. Sleighter.”
toward the west
From this reading “WESTWARD HO!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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having companions or an escort
From this reading Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Will you walk down to the store?” said Mr. Sleighter.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Very well,” said Mr. Gwynne, setting off with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading WESTWARD HO!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Very well,” said Mr. Gwynne, setting off with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Will you walk down to the store?” said Mr. Sleighter.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “Very well,” said Mr. Gwynne, setting off with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mr. Sleighter evidently had something on his mind.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “Will you walk down to the store?” said Mr. Sleighter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Gwynne accompanied Mr. Sleighter to the door.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well,” said Mr. Gwynne, setting off with him.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Will you walk down to the store?” said Mr. Sleighter.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well,” said Mr. Gwynne, setting off with him.
toward the west
From this reading WESTWARD HO!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you walk down to the store?” said Mr. Sleighter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Very well,” said Mr. Gwynne, setting off with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you walk down to the store?” said Mr. Sleighter.
Chapter 5 of The Major by Ralph Connor holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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 280 sentences of The Major, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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