Chapter 5 of The Other World is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Other World is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, Koomadhi is all right. But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.” “They don’t hear anything of it from me, I promise you. Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?” Dick Minton pulled the bell.
Chapter 5 of The Other World is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.””
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Dick Minton pulled the bell.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick Minton pulled the bell.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.””
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?””
make a promise or commitment
From this reading ““They don’t hear anything of it from me, I promise you.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Dick Minton pulled the bell.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Dick Minton pulled the bell.”
In this reading “Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?””
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.
(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 “Oh, Koomadhi is all right.
any thing at all
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Dick Minton pulled the bell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick Minton pulled the bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “They don’t hear anything of it from me, I promise you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Koomadhi is all right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Koomadhi is all right.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They don’t hear anything of it from me, I promise you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick Minton pulled the bell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Koomadhi is all right.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “They don’t hear anything of it from me, I promise you.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Dick Minton pulled the bell.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Oh, Koomadhi is all right.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I don’t see that Gertrude or Letts should hear anything of it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They don’t hear anything of it from me, I promise you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you ring for the lamps to be turned out?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “They don’t hear anything of it from me, I promise you.
Chapter 5 of The Other World by Frank Frankfort Moore holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of The Other World, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Other World by Frank Frankfort Moore exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 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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