Chapter 7 of Youth, Vol. I — No. 6 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Youth, Vol. I — No. 6 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre. You should be ashamed of yourself!” It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen. “A grave!” “Certainly, a grave.
Chapter 7 of Youth, Vol. I — No. 6 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/72 · 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.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “You should be ashamed of yourself!””
any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
From this reading “It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.”
tending to move apart in different directions
From this reading “DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre.”
hold firmly
From this reading “It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre.”
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.”
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.
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In this reading “It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre.”
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 It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading You should be ashamed of yourself!”
any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You should be ashamed of yourself!”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly, a grave.
tending to move apart in different directions
From this reading DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre.
divisible by two
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre.
hold firmly
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
death of a person
From this reading “A grave!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
a boy or man
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
immediately past
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You should be ashamed of yourself!”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should be ashamed of yourself!”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading DIVERGING ROADS “Get up, Pierre.
at the time that
From this reading It needed a strong and firm grasp to force the terrified lad to his feet, and even when he, at last, stood up he shivered like an aspen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should be ashamed of yourself!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You should be ashamed of yourself!”
Chapter 7 of Youth, Vol. I — No. 6 by Various holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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 7 holds 362 sentences of Youth, Vol. I — No. 6, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Youth, Vol. I — No. 6 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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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