Chapter 2 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 06 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 06 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"GIT up! What you 'bout?" I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was. It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep. Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
Chapter 2 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 06 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.”
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “What you 'bout?"”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “"GIT up!”
worthless or oversimplified ideas
From this reading “Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.”
go sour or spoil
From this reading “Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.”
hard to endure
From this reading “I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
in a state of sleep
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading What you 'bout?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "GIT up!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
engage in
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
above and across; more than
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
worthless or oversimplified ideas
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
go sour or spoil
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
having a supporting base
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was after sun-up, and I had been sound asleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Pap was standing over me looking sour and sick, too.
hard to endure
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "GIT up!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you 'bout?"
in or at the place that
From this reading I opened my eyes and looked around, trying to make out where I was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What you 'bout?"
Chapter 2 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 06 by Mark Twain holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 2 holds 136 sentences of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 06, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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