Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRACE TAKES A HAND. "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?" "Yes, Grace, I shall be delighted." "And when can it be? You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."”
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading “"Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"”
greatly pleased
From this reading “"Yes, Grace, I shall be delighted."”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “GRACE TAKES A HAND.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “"Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “GRACE TAKES A HAND.”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."”
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 “"Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"”
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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 GRACE TAKES A HAND.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And when can it be?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, Grace, I shall be delighted."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And when can it be?
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
a special loved one
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
dearly loved
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
greatly pleased
From this reading "Yes, Grace, I shall be delighted."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading GRACE TAKES A HAND.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading GRACE TAKES A HAND.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And when can it be?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
not any; not one
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Yes, Grace, I shall be delighted."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading GRACE TAKES A HAND.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
at the time that
From this reading "And when can it be?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Grace, I shall be delighted."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mother darling, may I have a good long talk with you to-day, a confidential talk, we two by ourselves?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You always have so many around you, dear: and no wonder, this is the centre of the house, this chair, which is your throne."
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 by Various holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 177 sentences of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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