Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, December 8, 1896 is here in full — 555 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, December 8, 1896 is here in full — 555 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THREE-CORNERED BOAT. "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete. "Old Captain Kroom had it made for himself. That's why it's so wide." It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, December 8, 1896 is here in full — 555 sentences across 111 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.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “"It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.”
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading “It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.”
any shape that is triangular in cross section
From this reading “"It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “That's why it's so wide."”
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.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
In this reading “"It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.”
In this reading “"It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.”
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 "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE THREE-CORNERED BOAT.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Old Captain Kroom had it made for himself.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Old Captain Kroom had it made for himself.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Old Captain Kroom had it made for himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Old Captain Kroom had it made for himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's why it's so wide."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Old Captain Kroom had it made for himself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Old Captain Kroom had it made for himself.
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Old Captain Kroom had it made for himself.
and nothing more
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That's why it's so wide."
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's why it's so wide."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREE-CORNERED BOAT.
having three corners
From this reading THE THREE-CORNERED BOAT.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was "so wide" only at the stern, and it narrowed to a blunt edge at the prow.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.
any shape that is triangular in cross section
From this reading "It goes through the water like a wedge," said Pete.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That's why it's so wide."
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading That's why it's so wide."
Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, December 8, 1896 by Various holds 555 sentences, grouped into 111 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 1 holds 555 sentences of Harper's Round Table, December 8, 1896, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, December 8, 1896 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 555 sentences, grouped into 111 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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