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Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring
Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR.
The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.
Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.
They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.
They went to the Street in Cairo.
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Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR.
/ðə ˈfʌniəst θɪŋ æt ðə fer/
Line 2
The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.
/ðə nekst deɪ ðə sʌn roʊz ˈɡlɔːriəs ɑːn ðə bluː leɪk ənd waɪt ˈsɪti/
Line 3
Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.
/ˈaʊər ˈtriːoʊ went ɪn ðə ˈmɔːrnɪŋ tuː ˈvɪzɪt ˈlɪŋkən pɑːrk bʌt rɪˈtɜːrnd æt nuːn ənd tʊk ðə ˈkɑːtədʒ ɡroʊv kɑːr fɔːr ðə fer/
Line 4
They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.
Line 5
They went to the Street in Cairo.
/ðeɪ went tuː ðə striːt ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ/

Learner Dictionary

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.

avenue noun US /ˈævənuː/

a line of approach

From this reading “They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.”

Cairo noun US /ˈkaɪroʊ/

a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

From this reading “They went to the Street in Cairo.”

funniest adjective US /ˈfʌniəst/

superlative of “funny” — arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading “THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR.”

grounds noun US /ɡraʊndz/

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading “They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.”

Grove noun US /ɡroʊv/

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading “Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.”

Lincoln noun US /ˈlɪŋkən/

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading “Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.”

noon noun US /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading “Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.”

trio noun US /ˈtriːoʊ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.”

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.

next day adjective + noun

In this reading “The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.”

sun rose noun + noun

any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions

In this reading “The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.”

FUNNIEST THING adjective + noun counted as “funny thing”

In this reading “THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR.”

at noon preposition + noun

In this reading “Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.”

blue Lake adjective + noun

In this reading “The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.”

at home preposition + noun

a reception held in your own home

In this reading “They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.”

long avenue adjective + noun

In this reading “They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.”

in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.”

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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.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR.

avenuenounUS /ˈævənuː/

a line of approach

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

CaironounUS /ˈkaɪroʊ/

a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

From this reading They went to the Street in Cairo.

carnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

CottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

FAIRadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

FUNNIESTadjectiveUS /ˈfʌniəst/

superlative of “funny” — arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR.

gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

LakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

ParknounUS /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

Plaisance

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

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading They went to the Street in Cairo.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

THINGnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading THE FUNNIEST THING AT THE FAIR.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Our trio went in the morning to visit Lincoln Park, but returned at noon, and took the Cottage Grove car for the Fair.

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading The next day the sun rose glorious on the blue Lake and White City.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading They entered the grounds again by the way of the long avenue of the Plaisance, and there they found all the world at home again.

Chapter 8 of Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring by Hezekiah Butterworth holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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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Chapter 8 holds 430 sentences of Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring

Words and structures a reader meets early in Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

White
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Visits
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Neighboring
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Metropolis
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Zigzag Journeys in the White City. With Visits to the Neighboring; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.