Chapter 3 of Harper's Young People, August 30, 1881 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Harper's Young People, August 30, 1881 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean? Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?" "But I _have_, dearest," Miss Harleford said, dreamily. "I have seen this long ago--before you were born. Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
Chapter 3 of Harper's Young People, August 30, 1881 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?”
brought into existence
From this reading “"I have seen this long ago--before you were born.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"But I _have_, dearest," Miss Harleford said, dreamily.”
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “"Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.”
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"”
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 restored
In this reading “Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.”
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.
in the past
From this reading "I have seen this long ago--before you were born.
(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 Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I have seen this long ago--before you were born.
brought into existence
From this reading "I have seen this long ago--before you were born.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I _have_, dearest," Miss Harleford said, dreamily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "But I _have_, dearest," Miss Harleford said, dreamily.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?
in a dreamy manner
From this reading "But I _have_, dearest," Miss Harleford said, dreamily.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I _have_, dearest," Miss Harleford said, dreamily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I _have_, dearest," Miss Harleford said, dreamily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I have seen this long ago--before you were born.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "But I _have_, dearest," Miss Harleford said, dreamily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading "Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But I _have_, dearest," Miss Harleford said, dreamily.
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Surely you can't have seen this screen of Lion's?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, Penny dear, it all comes back to me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I have seen this long ago--before you were born.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, aunt," exclaimed Penelope, "what do you mean?
Chapter 3 of Harper's Young People, August 30, 1881 by Various holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 489 sentences of Harper's Young People, August 30, 1881, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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