Chapter 5 of The Port of Adventure is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Port of Adventure is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?" Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court. "I'm more vexed than I can tell. This is beyond everything! Please take your bag at once."
Chapter 5 of The Port of Adventure is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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 flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “Please take your bag at once."”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"”
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.”
possessive form of “nick” — an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
From this reading “Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please take your bag at once."”
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading “"I'm more vexed than I can tell.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Please take your bag at once."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Please take your bag at once."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading This is beyond everything!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'm more vexed than I can tell.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
all things; all of a situation
From this reading This is beyond everything!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm more vexed than I can tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm more vexed than I can tell.
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is beyond everything!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I'm more vexed than I can tell.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
possessive form of “nick” — an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
From this reading Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.
on one occasion
From this reading Please take your bag at once."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please take your bag at once."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
carry out
From this reading Please take your bag at once."
express in words
From this reading "I'm more vexed than I can tell.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I'm more vexed than I can tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick's eyes implored mercy from the court.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is beyond everything!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading "I'm more vexed than I can tell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you hate me so much you've got to give it back?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Please take your bag at once."
Chapter 5 of The Port of Adventure by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 407 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.
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