Chapter 16 of The Young Adventurer is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Young Adventurer is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EVENTS OF A MORNING. Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage. They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom. They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat. All was satisfactory to Tom and his companion.
Chapter 16 of The Young Adventurer is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
remote in manner
From this reading “They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “THE EVENTS OF A MORNING.”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.”
giving satisfaction
From this reading “All was satisfactory to Tom and his companion.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.”
a city in west central Connecticut
From this reading “They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.”
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading “They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.”
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 THE EVENTS OF A MORNING.
(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 was satisfactory to Tom and his companion.
remote in manner
From this reading They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading All was satisfactory to Tom and his companion.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
divisible by two
From this reading They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading THE EVENTS OF A MORNING.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All was satisfactory to Tom and his companion.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE EVENTS OF A MORNING.
a form of address for a man
From this reading They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EVENTS OF A MORNING.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
giving satisfaction
From this reading All was satisfactory to Tom and his companion.
a guest cabin
From this reading They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVENTS OF A MORNING.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They even exchanged their stateroom for one at a different part of the boat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All was satisfactory to Tom and his companion.
male cat
From this reading They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Graham and Vincent had kept quiet during the latter part of the voyage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was satisfactory to Tom and his companion.
a city in west central Connecticut
From this reading They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading They had a wholesome fear of Mr. Waterbury, and kept aloof from him and Tom.
Chapter 16 of The Young Adventurer by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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