Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, August 18, 1896 is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, August 18, 1896 is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper. "It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said. "He's one of Grandpa Oldberry's sim'lar varmints." [TO BE CONTINUED.] A VIRGINIA CAVALIER.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, August 18, 1896 is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 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.
a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER.”
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading “"It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “"Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"He's one of Grandpa Oldberry's sim'lar varmints."”
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading “"It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “A VIRGINIA CAVALIER.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.”
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 “"Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.”
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 "Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [TO BE CONTINUED.]
a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading A VIRGINIA CAVALIER.
without stop or interruption
From this reading [TO BE CONTINUED.]
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading "It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "He's one of Grandpa Oldberry's sim'lar varmints."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's one of Grandpa Oldberry's sim'lar varmints."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He's one of Grandpa Oldberry's sim'lar varmints."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's one of Grandpa Oldberry's sim'lar varmints."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He's one of Grandpa Oldberry's sim'lar varmints."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's one of Grandpa Oldberry's sim'lar varmints."
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading "It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [TO BE CONTINUED.]
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's one of Grandpa Oldberry's sim'lar varmints."
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading A VIRGINIA CAVALIER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "Wh-what is it?" asked Ollie, in a faint whisper.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's your eloquent uncle Jack snoring," I said.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, August 18, 1896 by Various holds 487 sentences, grouped into 98 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 487 sentences of Harper's Round Table, August 18, 1896, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, August 18, 1896 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 487 sentences, grouped into 98 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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