Chapter 5 of The World for Sale, Volume 1. is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The World for Sale, Volume 1. is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"BY THE RIVER STARZKE . IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment. The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.
Chapter 5 of The World for Sale, Volume 1. is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 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.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading “IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.”
a young female
From this reading “The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “"BY THE RIVER STARZKE .”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.”
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 IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "BY THE RIVER STARZKE .
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
a long fixed look
From this reading The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.
a young female
From this reading The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.
a particular point in time
From this reading IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "BY THE RIVER STARZKE .
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "BY THE RIVER STARZKE .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "BY THE RIVER STARZKE .
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The two men fixed their gaze upon the girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT WAS SO DONE" There was absolute silence for a moment.
Chapter 5 of The World for Sale, Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 5 holds 153 sentences of The World for Sale, Volume 1., unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The World for Sale, Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 31 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The World for Sale, Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1422 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6281 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #6281, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 118 minutes of reading across 285 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The World for Sale, Volume 1. section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of The World for Sale, Volume 1. to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The World for Sale, Volume 1., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
