Chapter 5 of The Obstacle Race is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Obstacle Race is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin. Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge. She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter. "Of course!" she said. "Come in by all means!"
Chapter 5 of The Obstacle Race is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter.”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter.”
very small
From this reading “Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.”
someone who visits
From this reading “THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Come in by all means!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Come in by all means!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course!" she said.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Come in by all means!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course!" she said.
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
cut with a saw
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
very small
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Juliet, seated under an apple-tree in the tiny orchard that ran beside the road, looked up from her book and saw his thin face peering at her through the hedge.
precisely as stated
From this reading She smiled at him very kindly from under her flower-decked shelter.
someone who visits
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE VISITOR "May I come and see you?" said Robin.
Chapter 5 of The Obstacle Race by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
Chapter 5 holds 353 sentences of The Obstacle Race, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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