Chapter 22 of The Young Acrobat of the Great North is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Young Acrobat of the Great North is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW ACQUAINTANCES. Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees. Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late. Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast. When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
Chapter 22 of The Young Acrobat of the Great North is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 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.
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “NEW ACQUAINTANCES.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.”
plural of “employee” — a worker who is hired to perform a job
From this reading “Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.”
-ing form of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.”
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 Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading NEW ACQUAINTANCES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
plural of “employee” — a worker who is hired to perform a job
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
set up or found
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW ACQUAINTANCES.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Kit, however, rose in good season, and found himself first at breakfast.
-ing form of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Most of them observed it by lying in bed unusually late.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunday was of course a day of rest for the circus employees.
at the time that
From this reading When the proper time arrived, he walked to the village, and selecting the first church he came to, entered.
Chapter 22 of The Young Acrobat of the Great North by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 22 holds 113 sentences of The Young Acrobat of the Great North, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Young Acrobat of the Great North by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 23 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 22 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 Young Acrobat of the Great North by Horatio, Jr. Alger on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4237 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22521 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #22521, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 353 minutes of reading across 848 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Young Acrobat of the Great North section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 38 chapters of The Young Acrobat of the Great North 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 Young Acrobat of the Great North, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
