Chapter 8 of The tenderfoots is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The tenderfoots is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Philip grunted. “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?” “Call it that, if you like. Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are. But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
Chapter 8 of The tenderfoots is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Philip grunted.”
stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
From this reading ““Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?””
plural of “horizon” — the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Philip grunted.”
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading “But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.”
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.
In this reading “Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.”
have as a guest
In this reading “But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.”
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.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Call it that, if you like.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Philip grunted.
stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
plural of “horizon” — the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Call it that, if you like.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Call it that, if you like.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Call it that, if you like.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip grunted.
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
express in words
From this reading But, as I say, you are likely to pay for the privilege--pay in advance.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
express in words
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
hard to endure
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
but in spite of that
From this reading Life is little to you yet; some day you will see how wide the horizons really are.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you trying to tell me that I am hidebound?”
Chapter 8 of The tenderfoots by Francis Lynde holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 8 holds 400 sentences of The tenderfoots, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The tenderfoots by Francis Lynde exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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