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The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls
The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Marshall Saunders • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.
Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.
He wondered why the boy had come to him.
Probably he was in some scrape and wanted help.
Presently the boy flung himself round upon him.
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The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Story of the Gravelys: A Tale for Girls is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.
Line 2
Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.
Line 3
He wondered why the boy had come to him.
/hiː ˈwʌndərd waɪ ðə bɔɪ hæd kʌm tuː hɪm/
Line 4
Probably he was in some scrape and wanted help.
/ˈprɑːbəbliː hiː wɑːz ɪn sʌm skreɪp ənd ˈwɔːntɪd help/
Line 5
Presently the boy flung himself round upon him.
/ˈprezəntli ðə bɔɪ flʌŋ hɪmˈself raʊnd əˈpɑːn hɪm/

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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.

Bonny adjective US /ˈbɑːni/

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading “THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brother-in-law noun US /ˈbrʌðərɪnlɔː/

a brother by marriage

From this reading “Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
favourite noun US /ˈfeɪvərɪt/

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading “Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fidgeting verb US /ˈfɪdʒətɪŋ/

-ing form of “fidget” — move restlessly

From this reading “THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
genial adjective US /ˈdʒiːnjəl/

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading “Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restlessly adverb US /ˈrestləsli/

in a restless manner

From this reading “THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scrape verb US /skreɪp/

scratch repeatedly

From this reading “Probably he was in some scrape and wanted help.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
training noun US /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading “THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

wondered why noun + noun counted as “wonder why”

In this reading “He wondered why the boy had come to him.”

8,583 times in 426,211 chapters
iron works noun + noun

In this reading “THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.”

216 times in 426,211 chapters
look at verb + particle

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.”

296,767 times in 426,211 chapters
grave face noun + noun

In this reading “THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.”

1,651 times in 426,211 chapters
about the room preposition + article + noun counted as “about … room”

In this reading “THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.”

7,877 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 59

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Probably he was in some scrape and wanted help.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brother-in-lawnounUS /ˈbrʌðərɪnlɔː/

a brother by marriage

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He wondered why the boy had come to him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everybody's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

Pending verification
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fair-hairedadjective

favorite

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fidgetingverbUS /ˈfɪdʒətɪŋ/

-ing form of “fidget” — move restlessly

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Presently the boy flung himself round upon him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He wondered why the boy had come to him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He wondered why the boy had come to him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Probably he was in some scrape and wanted help.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He wondered why the boy had come to him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Presently the boy flung himself round upon him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ladnounUS /læd/

a boy or man

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
one's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

Pending verification
ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading Presently the boy flung himself round upon him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ProbablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Probably he was in some scrape and wanted help.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restlesslyadverbUS /ˈrestləsli/

in a restless manner

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Roger

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Pending verification
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Presently the boy flung himself round upon him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scrapeverbUS /skreɪp/

scratch repeatedly

From this reading Probably he was in some scrape and wanted help.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Probably he was in some scrape and wanted help.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TRAININGnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Presently the boy flung himself round upon him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Probably he was in some scrape and wanted help.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading He wondered why the boy had come to him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading He wondered why the boy had come to him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading THE TRAINING OF A BOY Roger, sitting in his office at the iron works, from time to time raised his grave face to look at Bonny, who was fidgeting restlessly about the room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Next to his wife, Roger loved his young brother-in-law,--the fair-haired, genial lad, everybody’s favourite, no one’s enemy but his own.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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