Chapter 5 of Uncanny Tales is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Uncanny Tales is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-morning, Dr. Stanmore! What's the matter here? Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?" The Doctor shook his head gravely. "No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.
Chapter 5 of Uncanny Tales is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The Doctor shook his head gravely.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “The Doctor shook his head gravely.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What's the matter here?”
possessive form of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"”
an educational institution
From this reading “"No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “The Doctor shook his head gravely.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.”
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(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 "No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Doctor shook his head gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning, Dr. Stanmore!
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From this reading "Good-morning, Dr. Stanmore!
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading The Doctor shook his head gravely.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Doctor shook his head gravely.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What's the matter here?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Doctor shook his head gravely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter here?
possessive form of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"
an educational institution
From this reading "No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The Doctor shook his head gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning, Dr. Stanmore!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the matter here?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Lady Dorothy; they're all at school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the matter here?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Nothing wrong with any of Matthew's children, is there?"
Chapter 5 of Uncanny Tales by Various holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 5 holds 417 sentences of Uncanny Tales, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Uncanny Tales by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 181 minutes of reading across 436 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Uncanny Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Uncanny Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
