Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, June 30, 1896 is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, June 30, 1896 is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT IS A HUMP-DURGIN? When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment. "What is a hump-durgin?" "Ho, ho! With all your learning don't you know what a hump-durgin is?
Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, June 30, 1896 is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)
From this reading “When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.”
to strive with determination
From this reading “When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.”
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.”
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading “When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “With all your learning don't you know what a hump-durgin is?”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.”
have in common
From this reading “When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.”
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 “When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.”
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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 WHAT IS A HUMP-DURGIN?
king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With all your learning don't you know what a hump-durgin is?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
to strive with determination
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With all your learning don't you know what a hump-durgin is?
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Ho, ho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT IS A HUMP-DURGIN?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT IS A HUMP-DURGIN?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading With all your learning don't you know what a hump-durgin is?
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading With all your learning don't you know what a hump-durgin is?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
have in common
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
up to a particular time
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT IS A HUMP-DURGIN?
at the time that
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the boys returned to Buck Raulet's shack, which he had insisted they should share with him until they could build one of their own, the first question Alaric asked was in regard to his new employment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With all your learning don't you know what a hump-durgin is?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With all your learning don't you know what a hump-durgin is?
Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, June 30, 1896 by Various holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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 73 sentences of Harper's Round Table, June 30, 1896, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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