Chapter 10 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO. Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street. Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance. But she would not permit so foolish a thing. "It is all over now.
Chapter 10 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “But she would not permit so foolish a thing.”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.”
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.”
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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 But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
(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 "It is all over now.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all over now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is all over now.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
engage in
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It is all over now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
on one occasion
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It is all over now.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
a special situation
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
at the time that
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
Chapter 10 of The Young Surveyor by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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