Chapter 7 of The Young Explorer is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Young Explorer is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE ACQUAINTANCE. Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part. But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town. "I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said. "Why?" asked the bootblack.
Chapter 7 of The Young Explorer is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “A STRANGE ACQUAINTANCE.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.”
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading “Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “"I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “"I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said.”
the visual percept of a region
From this reading “Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.”
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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 A STRANGE ACQUAINTANCE.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading A STRANGE ACQUAINTANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why?" asked the bootblack.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
a person who polishes shoes and boots
From this reading "Why?" asked the bootblack.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading "I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
in motion
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
the visual percept of a region
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE ACQUAINTANCE.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I should think it was the Fourth of July," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
male cat
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
which person or people
From this reading But everything was new and interesting to Ben, who had passed his life in a quiet country town.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?" asked the bootblack.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Tom Cooper was too familiar with the streets of New York to pay any attention to the moving panorama of which he and Ben formed a part.
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