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Chapter 1 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door. “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door. “Oh, just for the walk,” I answered, carelessly. “Um-hm,” observed Dorinda. “Um-hm” is, I believe, good Scotch for “Yes.”
Chapter 1 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading ““I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.”
without care or concern
From this reading ““Oh, just for the walk,” I answered, carelessly.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading ““I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading ““Um-hm,” observed Dorinda.”
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading ““What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading ““What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading ““Um-hm” is, I believe, good Scotch for “Yes.””
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading ““I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.”
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in addition
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh, just for the walk,” I answered, carelessly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Um-hm” is, I believe, good Scotch for “Yes.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
without care or concern
From this reading “Oh, just for the walk,” I answered, carelessly.
a room used for dining
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
the act of departing
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Um-hm” is, I believe, good Scotch for “Yes.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Um-hm” is, I believe, good Scotch for “Yes.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, just for the walk,” I answered, carelessly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Um-hm,” observed Dorinda.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, just for the walk,” I answered, carelessly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “Um-hm” is, I believe, good Scotch for “Yes.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um-hm,” observed Dorinda.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “I'm going up to the village,” I told Dorinda, taking my cap from the hook behind the dining-room door.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Oh, just for the walk,” I answered, carelessly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What for?” asked Dorinda, pushing me to one side and reaching for the dust-cloth, which also was behind the door.
an affirmative
From this reading “Um-hm” is, I believe, good Scotch for “Yes.”
Chapter 1 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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