Chapter 8 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool. To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette. “Come, come, Felix!” he exclaimed. “Don’t look at me as though I were a ghost. You have very little confidence in me, after all, I see.”
Chapter 8 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.”
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading “Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.”
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading “Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.”
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading “To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.”
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading “To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.”
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading “Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.”
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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 To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
later than; following
From this reading Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You have very little confidence in me, after all, I see.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Don’t look at me as though I were a ghost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, come, Felix!” he exclaimed.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading You have very little confidence in me, after all, I see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t look at me as though I were a ghost.
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Come, come, Felix!” he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Don’t look at me as though I were a ghost.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have very little confidence in me, after all, I see.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don’t look at me as though I were a ghost.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have very little confidence in me, after all, I see.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You have very little confidence in me, after all, I see.”
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Don’t look at me as though I were a ghost.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t look at me as though I were a ghost.
a form of address for a man
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
a human being
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
cut with a saw
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You have very little confidence in me, after all, I see.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Don’t look at me as though I were a ghost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
precisely as stated
From this reading You have very little confidence in me, after all, I see.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Felix, after an uneventful voyage, landed duly at Liverpool.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his amazement the first person he saw upon the quay was Mr. Sabin, leaning upon his stick and smoking a cigarette.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Don’t look at me as though I were a ghost.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have very little confidence in me, after all, I see.”
Chapter 8 of The Yellow Crayon by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 153 sentences of The Yellow Crayon, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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