Chapter 1 of Guy Harris, the Runaway is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Guy Harris, the Runaway is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AFFAIR OF THE MATCH-BOX. “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you. If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken. I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.” “I don’t care if you do, George Wolcom.
Chapter 1 of Guy Harris, the Runaway is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “THE AFFAIR OF THE MATCH-BOX.”
plural of “debt” — the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading “I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.””
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.””
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading ““WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading ““WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.””
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.””
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 “If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.”
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 I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF THE MATCH-BOX.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
a youthful male person
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I don’t care if you do, George Wolcom.
plural of “debt” — the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I don’t care if you do, George Wolcom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care if you do, George Wolcom.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “I don’t care if you do, George Wolcom.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF THE MATCH-BOX.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF THE MATCH-BOX.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
and nothing more
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
express in words
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF THE MATCH-BOX.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
precisely as stated
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If you think you can play off on me in this way, you are very much mistaken.
(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, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
which person or people
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will post you among the fellows as a boy who is too mean to pay his honest debts.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care if you do, George Wolcom.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WELL, Guy Harris, I have only one word to say to you.
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