Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIGH LIVING. The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead. He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose. Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree. No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 is here in full — 520 sentences across 104 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.
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.”
-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.”
the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
From this reading “The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.”
past form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading “Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.”
catch sight of
From this reading “The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.”
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading “The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.”
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 “The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.”
In this reading “He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.”
In this reading “He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
set up or found
From this reading Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
not accessible to view
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading HIGH LIVING.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
immediately past
From this reading Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading HIGH LIVING.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
come together
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
of an obscure nature
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
above and across; more than
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
past form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
in the near future
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
catch sight of
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.
in or at that place or location
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay hidden for some time, chuckling over having barked to such good purpose.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Then he retraced his steps, and at last he found the tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No doubt the man he had seen there had been one of the mysterious people he was expected soon to meet.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The gift of mimicry had now served the young spy in good stead.
Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 by Various holds 520 sentences, grouped into 104 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 3 holds 520 sentences of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
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