Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, June 2, 1896 is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, June 2, 1896 is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white. "Father!" she gasped. "What did you say? Miss Emily! _my_ Miss Emily is going to marry that man?"
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, June 2, 1896 is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading “Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"Father!" she gasped.”
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.”
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading “Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.”
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.
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
In this reading “Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did you say?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Emily!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father!" she gasped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Father!" she gasped.
the act of departing
From this reading _my_ Miss Emily is going to marry that man?"
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _my_ Miss Emily is going to marry that man?"
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _my_ Miss Emily is going to marry that man?"
take in marriage
From this reading _my_ Miss Emily is going to marry that man?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Emily!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _my_ Miss Emily is going to marry that man?"
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
express in words
From this reading "What did you say?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Father!" she gasped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _my_ Miss Emily is going to marry that man?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _my_ Miss Emily is going to marry that man?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you say?
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
a Caucasian
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Flea's horse threw up his head with a jerk, and wheeled partly around at the jerk upon the bridle; his rider flushed crimson, then grew white.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What did you say?
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, June 2, 1896 by Various holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 232 sentences of Harper's Round Table, June 2, 1896, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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