Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, December 13, 1881 is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, December 13, 1881 is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger? Certainly. The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it. All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister. And of Rita?
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, December 13, 1881 is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 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 positive feeling of liking
From this reading “The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.”
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.”
a full supply
From this reading “The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.”
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 “The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.”
In this reading “The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.”
be beset by
In this reading “So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
(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 All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
eagerly desirous
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
an occurrence of something
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
a social unit living together
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
a full supply
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And of Rita?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
Identical; not different.
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
in or at that place or location
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
(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 All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The red man's family affection does not always show itself in the same way with ours, but there is plenty of it.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So he was really anxious about them, and afraid they would run into danger?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading All the more in the case of a young brave like Red Wolf, with every reason to be proud as well as fond of his sister.
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