Chapter 21 of Harold the Klansman is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Harold the Klansman is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stover called a caucus of the faithful. They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place. The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley. Stover, Hennesy, Goldberg, McBryan and Springer were present. Stover was elected to act as president of the caucus.
Chapter 21 of Harold the Klansman is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading “The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.”
meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
From this reading “Stover called a caucus of the faithful.”
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.”
subject to popular election
From this reading “Stover was elected to act as president of the caucus.”
United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
From this reading “Stover, Hennesy, Goldberg, McBryan and Springer were present.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “Stover was elected to act as president of the caucus.”
the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
From this reading “Stover, Hennesy, Goldberg, McBryan and Springer were present.”
the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested
From this reading “Stover called a caucus of the faithful.”
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 “The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.”
In this reading “They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Stover called a caucus of the faithful.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Stover was elected to act as president of the caucus.
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stover, Hennesy, Goldberg, McBryan and Springer were present.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stover was elected to act as president of the caucus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Stover called a caucus of the faithful.
meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
From this reading Stover called a caucus of the faithful.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.
subject to popular election
From this reading Stover was elected to act as president of the caucus.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Stover called a caucus of the faithful.
United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
From this reading Stover, Hennesy, Goldberg, McBryan and Springer were present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stover, Hennesy, Goldberg, McBryan and Springer were present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stover, Hennesy, Goldberg, McBryan and Springer were present.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stover called a caucus of the faithful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Stover, Hennesy, Goldberg, McBryan and Springer were present.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading Stover was elected to act as president of the caucus.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place.
the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
From this reading Stover, Hennesy, Goldberg, McBryan and Springer were present.
the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested
From this reading Stover called a caucus of the faithful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stover called a caucus of the faithful.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met in the rear room at Hennesy's place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stover was elected to act as president of the caucus.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The curtains were drawn on the two windows next to the alley.
Chapter 21 of Harold the Klansman by George Alfred Brown holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 21 holds 93 sentences of Harold the Klansman, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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