Chapter 4 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 is here in full — 609 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 is here in full — 609 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely. Then he sat down again. "Of course you have," he said, calmly. "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?" And Harry thought it best not to contradict him again.
Chapter 4 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 is here in full — 609 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “"Of course you have," he said, calmly.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “"Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"”
be in contradiction with
From this reading “And Harry thought it best not to contradict him again.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “"What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “And Harry thought it best not to contradict him again.”
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading “"What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “"Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “"What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.”
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 “"What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course you have," he said, calmly.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
anew
From this reading Then he sat down again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading And Harry thought it best not to contradict him again.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "Of course you have," he said, calmly.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
be in contradiction with
From this reading And Harry thought it best not to contradict him again.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course you have," he said, calmly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he sat down again.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
a man of refinement
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading And Harry thought it best not to contradict him again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Of course you have," he said, calmly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he sat down again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Harry thought it best not to contradict him again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Harry thought it best not to contradict him again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course you have," he said, calmly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
in other respects or ways
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then he sat down again.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he sat down again.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And Harry thought it best not to contradict him again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
precisely as stated
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?" said the old gentleman, jumping up and speaking very fiercely.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Otherwise how would you be here, and how would you be able to carry it away?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course you have," he said, calmly.
Chapter 4 of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896 by Various holds 609 sentences, grouped into 122 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 4 holds 609 sentences of Harper's Round Table, January 21, 1896, unabridged, divided into 122 reading sections.
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