Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, 1881 Index is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, 1881 Index is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Baby, Our, 22; Our Baby again, 427. Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624. Barney's Foot, 70. Barrel Trap, The, 480. Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, 1881 Index is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Baby, Our, 22; Our Baby again, 427.”
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624.”
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “Barrel Trap, The, 480.”
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624.”
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading “Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “Barrel Trap, The, 480.”
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.
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From this reading Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baby, Our, 22; Our Baby again, 427.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baby, Our, 22; Our Baby again, 427.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barrel Trap, The, 480.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney's Foot, 70.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.
anew
From this reading Baby, Our, 22; Our Baby again, 427.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Baby, Our, 22; Our Baby again, 427.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney's Foot, 70.
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading Barrel Trap, The, 480.
have
From this reading Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Barney's Foot, 70.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624.
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ball, Game of, in Japan, 624.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Baby, Our, 22; Our Baby again, 427.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barrel Trap, The, 480.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Barrel Trap, The, 480.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Bears, The two, 172; Short Bear Stories, 803, 822.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, 1881 Index by Various holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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 471 sentences of Harper's Young People, 1881 Index, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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