Chapter 9 of The Rich Little Poor Boy is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Rich Little Poor Boy is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE-EYE HE left the Avenue, turning east. Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost. For he went at random. Yet he was businesslike, and walked rapidly. No window, however beautiful, lured him to pause.
Chapter 9 of The Rich Little Poor Boy is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 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.
a line of approach
From this reading “ONE-EYE HE left the Avenue, turning east.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.”
exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
From this reading “Yet he was businesslike, and walked rapidly.”
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.”
past form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading “No window, however beautiful, lured him to pause.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.”
lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
From this reading “For he went at random.”
with speed
From this reading “Yet he was businesslike, and walked rapidly.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
(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 Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
in addition
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet he was businesslike, and walked rapidly.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For he went at random.
a line of approach
From this reading ONE-EYE HE left the Avenue, turning east.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading No window, however beautiful, lured him to pause.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
From this reading Yet he was businesslike, and walked rapidly.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading ONE-EYE HE left the Avenue, turning east.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he went at random.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ONE-EYE HE left the Avenue, turning east.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No window, however beautiful, lured him to pause.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading No window, however beautiful, lured him to pause.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading ONE-EYE HE left the Avenue, turning east.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
past form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading No window, however beautiful, lured him to pause.
not any; not one
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE-EYE HE left the Avenue, turning east.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading No window, however beautiful, lured him to pause.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
From this reading For he went at random.
with speed
From this reading Yet he was businesslike, and walked rapidly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE-EYE HE left the Avenue, turning east.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No window, however beautiful, lured him to pause.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading ONE-EYE HE left the Avenue, turning east.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Yet he was businesslike, and walked rapidly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet he was businesslike, and walked rapidly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For he went at random.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now all plans concerning Broadway were given up; also, he felt no anxiety about getting lost.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading No window, however beautiful, lured him to pause.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he was businesslike, and walked rapidly.
Chapter 9 of The Rich Little Poor Boy by Eleanor Gates holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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 9 holds 295 sentences of The Rich Little Poor Boy, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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