Chapter 8 of The Poor Man is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Poor Man is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Shall not I sing?” enquired the musician. “Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?” Edward ignored him. “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah. Monday mornings we was having hygiene—no, we was having dictations—nevah Scriptchah.”
Chapter 8 of The Poor Man is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
a condition promoting sanitary practices
From this reading “Monday mornings we was having hygiene—no, we was having dictations—nevah Scriptchah.””
disregarded
From this reading “Edward ignored him.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading ““Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?””
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Monday mornings we was having hygiene—no, we was having dictations—nevah Scriptchah.””
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Monday mornings we was having hygiene—no, we was having dictations—nevah Scriptchah.””
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading ““Shall not I sing?” enquired the musician.”
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading ““I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.”
a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place
From this reading ““I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.”
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.
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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 “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monday mornings we was having hygiene—no, we was having dictations—nevah Scriptchah.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Edward ignored him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Shall not I sing?” enquired the musician.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Edward ignored him.
a condition promoting sanitary practices
From this reading Monday mornings we was having hygiene—no, we was having dictations—nevah Scriptchah.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Shall not I sing?” enquired the musician.
disregarded
From this reading Edward ignored him.
a unit of instruction
From this reading “Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Monday mornings we was having hygiene—no, we was having dictations—nevah Scriptchah.”
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Monday mornings we was having hygiene—no, we was having dictations—nevah Scriptchah.”
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading “Shall not I sing?” enquired the musician.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
not any; not one
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Shall not I sing?” enquired the musician.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
an educational institution
From this reading “Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall not I sing?” enquired the musician.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
deliver by singing
From this reading “Shall not I sing?” enquired the musician.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Shall not I sing?” enquired the musician.
a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monday mornings we was having hygiene—no, we was having dictations—nevah Scriptchah.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
at the time that
From this reading “Am not I having sing lesson every evening when school finish?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I see by the timetable that we should begin with a Scripture lesson——” “Oh, no sah—nevah Scriptchah.
Chapter 8 of The Poor Man by Stella Benson holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 421 sentences of The Poor Man, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Poor Man by Stella Benson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 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 8 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.
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