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Young Wallingford

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Young Wallingford is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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See http://www.
"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.
"Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."
He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.
There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.
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Young Wallingford

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Young Wallingford is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See http://www.
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"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.
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"Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."
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He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.
/hiː wɑːz ə lɑːrdʒ jʌŋ mæn ɪn ˈevəri dɪˈmenʃən brɔːd ʌv tʃest ənd bɪɡ ənd pɪŋk ʌv feɪs ənd ˈdʒoʊviəl ʌv aɪ ənd hiː ˈtʃʌkəld æz hiː pæst ðə daɪs tuː hɪz ˌleftˈhænd ˈneɪbər/
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There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.
/ðer wɑːz ə ˈhʌndrəd ˈdɑːlərz ɑːn ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd hiː ˈɡæðərd ɪt ʌp ɪn ə wɑːd/

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Cafe noun US /kəˈfeɪ/

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

From this reading “"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.”

dice noun US /daɪs/

a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading “"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.”

dimension noun US /dɪˈmenʃən/

the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

From this reading “He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.”

exulted verb US /ɪɡˈzʌltɪd/

past form of “exult” — feel extreme happiness or elation

From this reading “"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.”

http noun US /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

From this reading “See http://www.”

jovial adjective US /ˈdʒoʊviəl/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading “He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.”

left-hand adjective US /ˌleftˈhænd/

intended for the left hand

From this reading “He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.”

wad verb US /wɑːd/

compress into a wad

From this reading “There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

ring the bell verb + article + noun counted as “ring … bell”

In this reading “"Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."”

hundred dollars noun + noun counted as “hundred dollar”

In this reading “There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.”

young man adjective + noun

a teenager or a young adult male

In this reading “He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.”

on the table preposition + article + noun counted as “on … table”

able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise

In this reading “There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.”

plump hand adjective + noun

In this reading “"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.”

rest upon verb + particle

In this reading “"A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.”

get off verb + particle

leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.

In this reading “"Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

a-going

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

bellnounUS /bel/

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

billiard-table

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/

having the limits or boundaries established

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

CafenounUS /kəˈfeɪ/

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

chestnounUS /tʃest/

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/

past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

deucenounUS /duːs/

a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

dicenounUS /daɪs/

a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

dimensionnounUS /dɪˈmenʃən/

the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

exultedverbUS /ɪɡˈzʌltɪd/

past form of “exult” — feel extreme happiness or elation

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/

brought together in one place

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

From this reading See http://www.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

JonathannounUS /ˈdʒɑːnəθən/

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

jovialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊviəl/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

left-handadjectiveUS /ˌleftˈhænd/

intended for the left hand

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

Leiniger's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

pinknounUS /pɪŋk/

a light shade of red

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/

sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

ReubennounUS /ˈruːbən/

(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

ringverbUS /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See http://www.

SelectadjectiveUS /səˈlekt/

of superior grade

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

the display of a motion picture

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/

a person, without saying who

From this reading "Somebody ring the bell for me, because I'm a-going to get off."

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

wadverbUS /wɑːd/

compress into a wad

From this reading There was a hundred dollars on the table and he gathered it up in a wad.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

Wix

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "A natural again!" exulted Jonathan Reuben Wix, as the dice bounded from his plump hand and came to rest upon the billiard-table in Leiniger's Select Cafe, with a five and a deuce showing.

wwwnoun

computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

From this reading See http://www.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He was a large young man in every dimension, broad of chest and big and pink of face and jovial of eye, and he chuckled as he passed the dice to his left-hand neighbor.

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Natural
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Again
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Exulted
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Jonathan
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