Chapter 5 of The Young Explorer is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Young Explorer is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. PITCH, THE SENIOR PARTNER. "Come in," said a loud voice. Ben opened the door and entered. He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
Chapter 5 of The Young Explorer is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 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.
completely unclothed
From this reading “He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Ben opened the door and entered.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “"Come in," said a loud voice.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “PITCH, THE SENIOR PARTNER.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “PITCH, THE SENIOR PARTNER.”
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “PITCH, THE SENIOR PARTNER.”
make square
From this reading “He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Come in," said a loud voice.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ben opened the door and entered.
completely unclothed
From this reading He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben opened the door and entered.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in," said a loud voice.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Ben opened the door and entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Ben opened the door and entered.
set up or found
From this reading He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in," said a loud voice.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Come in," said a loud voice.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Ben opened the door and entered.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading PITCH, THE SENIOR PARTNER.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading PITCH, THE SENIOR PARTNER.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come in," said a loud voice.
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading PITCH, THE SENIOR PARTNER.
make square
From this reading He found himself in a square room, almost bare of furniture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PITCH, THE SENIOR PARTNER.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Come in," said a loud voice.
Chapter 5 of The Young Explorer by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 5 holds 147 sentences of The Young Explorer, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Young Explorer by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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