Chapter 17 of Fresh Leaves is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Fresh Leaves is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?” “Kill time! You--a bridegroom of six months! Well, you can’t say you weren’t warned. You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
Chapter 17 of Fresh Leaves is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 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.
any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
From this reading ““How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?””
a man who has recently been married
From this reading “You--a bridegroom of six months!”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading ““How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?””
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading ““How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?””
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading ““How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?””
United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
From this reading ““How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?””
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “Well, you can’t say you weren’t warned.”
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.
In this reading “You--a bridegroom of six months!”
In this reading “You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.”
In this reading “You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.”
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 You--a bridegroom of six months!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
a man who has recently been married
From this reading You--a bridegroom of six months!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you can’t say you weren’t warned.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading You--a bridegroom of six months!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You--a bridegroom of six months!
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
express in words
From this reading Well, you can’t say you weren’t warned.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading You--a bridegroom of six months!
in the near future
From this reading You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
male cat
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Well, you can’t say you weren’t warned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “How shall we manage to kill time to-day, Jack?” asked Tom Shaw; “race-course--billiards--club--pistol gallery?”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, you can’t say you weren’t warned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you can’t say you weren’t warned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You--a bridegroom of six months!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You remember I told you you would soon weary of your new toy.
Chapter 17 of Fresh Leaves by Fanny Fern holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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 17 holds 43 sentences of Fresh Leaves, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Fresh Leaves by Fanny Fern exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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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