Chapter 4 of Harper's Round Table, February 4, 1896 is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Harper's Round Table, February 4, 1896 is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to." "No, I won't," declared Dick. "I did my part. I rolled. I couldn't help where the barrel went to."
Chapter 4 of Harper's Round Table, February 4, 1896 is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “I couldn't help where the barrel went to."”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “"Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “"Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “"Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."”
a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
From this reading “"Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “"Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “I rolled.”
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.
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.
later than; following
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading I couldn't help where the barrel went to."
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't help where the barrel went to."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "No, I won't," declared Dick.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "No, I won't," declared Dick.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did my part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I couldn't help where the barrel went to."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I won't," declared Dick.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I did my part.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I won't," declared Dick.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "I did my part.
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading I rolled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I couldn't help where the barrel went to."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
in or at the place that
From this reading I couldn't help where the barrel went to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I won't," declared Dick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you think you ought to give back the knife and marbles and pencil?" asked Billy, after they had watched Aleck till he disappeared, "You didn't turn Ring loose like you were to."
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