Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

"Very," returned Jimmieboy.

"But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

"I don't suppose he did," returned the Merboy; "but even if he didn't his ignorance wasn't any greater than that of the Professor, while the Professor had to admit that there wasn't anything he could tell the Porpoise that the Porpoise hadn't heard before.

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Chapter II

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished. "Very," returned Jimmieboy. "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor. Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?" "I don't suppose he did," returned the Merboy; "but even if he didn't his ignorance wasn't any greater than that of the Professor, while the Professor had to admit that there wasn't anything he could tell the Porpoise that the Porpoise hadn't heard before.

Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

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"Very," returned Jimmieboy.

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"But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

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Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

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Learner Dictionary

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admit verb US /ədˈmɪt/

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading “"I don't suppose he did," returned the Merboy; "but even if he didn't his ignorance wasn't any greater than that of the Professor, while the Professor had to admit that there wasn't anything he could tell the Porpoise that the Porpoise hadn't heard before.”

greater adjective US /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

ignorance noun US /ˈɪɡnərəns/

the lack of knowledge or education

interesting adjective US /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading “UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.”

noisy adjective US /ˈnɔɪzi/

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading “Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"”

Porpoise noun US /ˈpɔːrpəs/

any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

From this reading “"But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.”

Professor noun US /prəˈfesər/

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading “"But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.”

proves verb US /pruːvz/

third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be

From this reading “"But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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UNDER WATER preposition + noun

In this reading “UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.”

know why verb + noun

In this reading “Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"”

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admitverbUS /ədˈmɪt/

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading "I don't suppose he did," returned the Merboy; "but even if he didn't his ignorance wasn't any greater than that of the Professor, while the Professor had to admit that there wasn't anything he could tell the Porpoise that the Porpoise hadn't heard before.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

chins

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From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

didn't

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don't

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From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

hadn't

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

how

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From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

ignorancenounUS /ˈɪɡnərəns/

the lack of knowledge or education

interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

Jimmieboy

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From this reading "Very," returned Jimmieboy.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

Merboy

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From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

noisyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔɪzi/

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

PorpoisenounUS /ˈpɔːrpəs/

any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

provesverbUS /pruːvz/

third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "Very," returned Jimmieboy.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

sn't

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From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "But I don't see how it proves that the Porpoise knew any more than the Professor.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading "Very," returned Jimmieboy.

wasn't

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WATERnounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading UNDER WATER. sn't that interesting?" asked the Merboy when he had finished.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Did he know why men have chins and why boys are noisy?"

Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 by Various holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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.

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