Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, February 15, 1881 is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, February 15, 1881 is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RIPPER. BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD. "It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs. We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill. All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, February 15, 1881 is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “"It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.”
cover with planks
From this reading “All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."”
fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)
From this reading “We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.”
a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
From this reading “A RIPPER.”
plural of “sled” — a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."”
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.
used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “"It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RIPPER.
(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 you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
a large number or amount
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
above and across; more than
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "It's nothing on earth but a pair of bobs.
cover with planks
From this reading All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."
fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
From this reading A RIPPER.
plural of “sled” — a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
a special situation
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've rigged that kind of thing lots of times over on our hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All you need is a couple of sleds and a plank."
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, February 15, 1881 by Various holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 1 holds 207 sentences of Harper's Young People, February 15, 1881, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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