Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, October 13, 1896 is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, October 13, 1896 is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine. "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us. You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come. Of course I know you are not going to give me away. If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, October 13, 1896 is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “"Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.”
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading “"Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.”
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.
be contingent on
In this reading “If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.”
In this reading “You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “"The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course I know you are not going to give me away.”
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 "Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading "Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
the act of departing
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course I know you are not going to give me away.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading "Come, do hurry up, Elizabeth, and promise," urged Valentine.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading If I had not thought I could depend on you pretty well, I should not have come.
at the time that
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The time is going on, and the aunts will come home and catch us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must be down stairs as if nothing had happened when they do come.
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