Chapter 2 of Burr Junior is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Burr Junior is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, not now, I'm showing him round. We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs." "To be sure I will, lads. Where are you going now?" "Going?
Chapter 2 of Burr Junior is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 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.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “"To be sure I will, lads.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “"No, not now, I'm showing him round.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"To be sure I will, lads.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you going now?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be sure I will, lads.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
the act of departing
From this reading Where are you going now?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, not now, I'm showing him round.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To be sure I will, lads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, not now, I'm showing him round.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading "To be sure I will, lads.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, not now, I'm showing him round.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, not now, I'm showing him round.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "No, not now, I'm showing him round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "No, not now, I'm showing him round.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "No, not now, I'm showing him round.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "To be sure I will, lads.
express in words
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be sure I will, lads.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you going now?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "To be sure I will, lads.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We'll come another time, and bring you some tobacco, and you shall tell us the story about the fight with the Indian rajahs."
Chapter 2 of Burr Junior by George Manville Fenn holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 436 sentences of Burr Junior, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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