Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, July 25, 1882 is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, July 25, 1882 is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips. "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?" That was Ned Rogers. It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation. "Miss 'em?
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, July 25, 1882 is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading “It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.”
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.”
characterized by expression
From this reading “It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.”
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading “It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “That was Ned Rogers.”
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.”
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading “It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.”
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In this reading “It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.”
In this reading “It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.”
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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 It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?"
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Miss 'em?
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
characterized by expression
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
the act of retaining something
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was Ned Rogers.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading That was Ned Rogers.
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
deliver a hard blow to
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
carry out
From this reading "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Ned Rogers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was upon a straw pile behind Mr. Rogers's barn that the boys were holding an earnest consultation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was an intensely eager voice, and Davy Kent, the speaker, ended his little speech with an expressive smack of the lips.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He'd never miss the few we'd take, would he, boys?"
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, July 25, 1882 by Various holds 502 sentences, grouped into 101 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 502 sentences of Harper's Young People, July 25, 1882, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, July 25, 1882 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 502 sentences, grouped into 101 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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