The Young Acrobat of the Great North

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT.

Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

His youth and pleasant face, added to his uncommon skill, made him a favorite with the public, and being a boy with a love of adventure he enjoyed thoroughly the constant variety of circus life and travel.

All circus existence is not sunshine, however.

There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

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Chapter XXV Reading 1/19

The Young Acrobat of the Great North Horatio, Jr. Alger

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Young Acrobat of the Great North is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT. Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager. His youth and pleasant face, added to his uncommon skill, made him a favorite with the public, and being a boy with a love of adventure he enjoyed thoroughly the constant variety of circus life and travel. All circus existence is not sunshine, however. There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

The Young Acrobat of the Great North

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Young Acrobat of the Great North is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT.

/ðə əˈtæk ɑːn ðə ˈsɜːrkəs tent/

Line 2

Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

/fɔːr wiːks pæst ɪn wɪtʃ kɪt kənˈtɪnjuːd tuː əˈkwɪt hɪmˈself tuː ðə ˌsætəˈsfækʃən ʌv ðə ˈmænədʒər/

Line 3

/hɪz juːθ ənd ˈplezənt feɪs ˈædəd tuː hɪz ənˈkɑːmən skɪl meɪd hɪm ə ˈfeɪvərɪt wɪð ðə ˈpʌblɪk ənd ˈbiːɪŋ ə bɔɪ wɪð ə lʌv ʌv ædˈventʃər hiː ˌenˈdʒɔɪd ˈθɜːroʊli ðə ˈkɑːnstənt vərˈaɪəti ʌv ˈsɜːrkəs laɪf ənd ˈtrævəl/

Line 4

All circus existence is not sunshine, however.

/ɔːl ˈsɜːrkəs eɡˈzɪstəns ɪz nɑːt ˈsʌnʃaɪn ˌhaʊˈevər/

Line 5

There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

/ðer ɑːr kəˈmjuːnətiz wɪtʃ ɑːr ˈɔːlweɪz ˈdredɪd baɪ ˈsɜːrkəs ˈmænədʒərz ɑːn əˈkaʊnt ʌv ðə rʌf ənd ˈlɔːləs ˈeləmənt wɪtʃ ˈdɑːməneɪts ðem/

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acquit verb US /əˈkwɪt/

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

From this reading “Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.”

circus noun US /ˈsɜːrkəs/

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading “THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT.”

communities noun US /kəˈmjuːnətiz/

plural of “community” — a group of people living in a particular local area

From this reading “There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.”

dominates verb US /ˈdɑːməneɪts/

third-person singular of “dominate” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

From this reading “There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.”

Kit noun US /kɪt/

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading “Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.”

lawless adjective US /ˈlɔːləs/

without law or control

From this reading “There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.”

managers noun US /ˈmænədʒərz/

plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading “There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.”

uncommon adjective US /ənˈkɑːmən/

not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

From this reading “His youth and pleasant face, added to his uncommon skill, made him a favorite with the public, and being a boy with a love of adventure he enjoyed thoroughly the constant variety of circus life and travel.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading His youth and pleasant face, added to his uncommon skill, made him a favorite with the public, and being a boy with a love of adventure he enjoyed thoroughly the constant variety of circus life and travel.

accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

acquitverbUS /əˈkwɪt/

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All circus existence is not sunshine, however.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

ATTACKnounUS /əˈtæk/

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

CIRCUSnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT.

communitiesnounUS /kəˈmjuːnətiz/

plural of “community” — a group of people living in a particular local area

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

constantadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstənt/

unvarying in nature

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

dominatesverbUS /ˈdɑːməneɪts/

third-person singular of “dominate” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/

an abstract part of something

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/

the state or fact of existing

From this reading All circus existence is not sunshine, however.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/

something regarded with special favor or liking

FournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading All circus existence is not sunshine, however.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All circus existence is not sunshine, however.

KitnounUS /kɪt/

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

lawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/

without law or control

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

managersnounUS /ˈmænədʒərz/

plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading All circus existence is not sunshine, however.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

skillnounUS /skɪl/

an ability that has been acquired by training

sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/

the rays of the sun

From this reading All circus existence is not sunshine, however.

TENTnounUS /tent/

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE CIRCUS TENT.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are communities which are always dreaded by circus managers, on account of the rough and lawless element which dominates them.

thoroughlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːroʊli/

in an exhaustive manner

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/

not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Four weeks passed, in which Kit continued to acquit himself to the satisfaction of the manager.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

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