Chapter I of Wizard Will, the Wonder Worker, “The Boy Messenger,” is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I of Wizard Will, the Wonder Worker, “The Boy Messenger,” is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?" "I do, sir--indeed I do." "What is your name?" "Will, sir." "Well, Will, can you keep your mouth shut?"
Chapter I of Wizard Will, the Wonder Worker, “The Boy Messenger,” is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a youthful male person
From this reading “"Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “"I do, sir--indeed I do."”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"Well, Will, can you keep your mouth shut?"”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “"Well, Will, can you keep your mouth shut?"”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"What is your name?"”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Well, Will, can you keep your mouth shut?"”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"”
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.
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 "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, Will, can you keep your mouth shut?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do, sir--indeed I do."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "I do, sir--indeed I do."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is your name?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Well, Will, can you keep your mouth shut?"
engage in
From this reading "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "Well, Will, can you keep your mouth shut?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What is your name?"
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Well, Will, can you keep your mouth shut?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "I do, sir--indeed I do."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Will, can you keep your mouth shut?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is your name?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will, sir."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ho, my boy! do you wish to make a dollar?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What is your name?"
Chapter 1 of Wizard Will, the Wonder Worker by Prentiss Ingraham holds 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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 1 holds 66 sentences of Wizard Will, the Wonder Worker, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Wizard Will, the Wonder Worker by Prentiss Ingraham exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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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About 106 minutes of reading across 257 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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