Chapter 5 of The Survivor is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Survivor is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister." Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall. A girl was standing by his side. There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks. "Were you speaking to me?" he asked hesitatingly.
Chapter 5 of The Survivor is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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constricted in size
From this reading “Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."”
the act of tarrying
From this reading “Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A girl was standing by his side.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Were you speaking to me?" he asked hesitatingly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A girl was standing by his side.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
constricted in size
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
a young female
From this reading A girl was standing by his side.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Were you speaking to me?" he asked hesitatingly.
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading "Were you speaking to me?" he asked hesitatingly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
the act of tarrying
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Were you speaking to me?" he asked hesitatingly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
express in words
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A girl was standing by his side.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Were you speaking to me?" he asked hesitatingly.
having a supporting base
From this reading A girl was standing by his side.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Were you speaking to me?" he asked hesitatingly.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A girl was standing by his side.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were roses in her hat and a suspicion of powder upon her cheeks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Douglas started round, cramped with his long lingering against the stone wall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Were you speaking to me?" he asked hesitatingly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY HEARS SOME NEWS "I say, mister."
Chapter 5 of The Survivor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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