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Harper's Round Table, February 25, 1896
Harper's Round Table, February 25, 1896

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, February 25, 1896 is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A POOR RICH BOY.
Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."
Allie Todd was so insignificant and sounded so weak.
Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.
There is so much in a name after all.
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Harper's Round Table, February 25, 1896

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, February 25, 1896 is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A POOR RICH BOY.
/ə puːr rɪtʃ bɔɪ/
Line 2
Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."
Line 3
Allie Todd was so insignificant and sounded so weak.
Line 4
Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.
Line 5
There is so much in a name after all.
/ðer ɪz soʊ mʌtʃ ɪn ə neɪm ˈæftər ɔːl/

Learner Dictionary

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.

Alaric noun US /ˈælərɪk/

king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)

From this reading “Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."”

Dale noun US /deɪl/

an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading “Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."”

girl's noun US /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading “Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.”

grief noun US /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading “Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."”

insignificant adjective US /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/

signifying nothing

From this reading “Allie Todd was so insignificant and sounded so weak.”

regular adjective US /ˈreɡjələr/

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading “Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.”

sounded verb US /ˈsaʊndɪd/

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading “Allie Todd was so insignificant and sounded so weak.”

Todd noun US /tɑːd/

Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)

From this reading “Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

first time adjective + noun

In this reading “Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.”

great grief adjective + noun

In this reading “Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."”

All words in this reading · 48

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A POOR RICH BOY.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading There is so much in a name after all.

AlaricnounUS /ˈælərɪk/

king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading There is so much in a name after all.

Allie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading A POOR RICH BOY.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

DalenounUS /deɪl/

an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

griefnounUS /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There is so much in a name after all.

insignificantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/

signifying nothing

From this reading Allie Todd was so insignificant and sounded so weak.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There is so much in a name after all.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading There is so much in a name after all.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

POORadjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading A POOR RICH BOY.

regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

RICHadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

From this reading A POOR RICH BOY.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Allie Todd was so insignificant and sounded so weak.

soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading Allie Todd was so insignificant and sounded so weak.

strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is so much in a name after all.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

ToddnounUS /tɑːd/

Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie."

weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/

wanting in physical strength

From this reading Allie Todd was so insignificant and sounded so weak.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Besides, Allie was a regular girl's name, as he had been so often told, and expected to be told by each stranger who heard it for the first time.

Chapter 1 of Harper's Round Table, February 25, 1896 by Various holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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.

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Vocabulary met early in Harper's Round Table, February 25, 1896

Words and structures a reader meets early in Harper's Round Table, February 25, 1896, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Alaric
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Great
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Grief
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Called
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