Chapter 16 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine is here in full — 620 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine is here in full — 620 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it. “George,” I cried, “George, what is the matter? Tell me; you must tell me.” He tried to pull his arm free. Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
Chapter 16 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine is here in full — 620 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “He tried to pull his arm free.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading ““George,” I cried, “George, what is the matter?”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “He tried to pull his arm free.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “George,” I cried, “George, what is the matter?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He tried to pull his arm free.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “George,” I cried, “George, what is the matter?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “George,” I cried, “George, what is the matter?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “George,” I cried, “George, what is the matter?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me; you must tell me.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tell me; you must tell me.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
cause to move by pulling
From this reading He tried to pull his arm free.
express in words
From this reading Tell me; you must tell me.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before he could close the drawer completely I caught his arm and held it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to pull his arm free.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to pull his arm free.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “George,” I cried, “George, what is the matter?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Finding that I would not let him do this he gave up the attempt and, with a poor attempt at a laugh, answered, “Matter?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell me; you must tell me.”
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