Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, June 28, 1881 is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, June 28, 1881 is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas. "No; it's a gun," replied Charley. "There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us." As he spoke, the gun was fired again. "That was close by," exclaimed Charley.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, June 28, 1881 is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading “"Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “"There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."”
having lost your job
From this reading “As he spoke, the gun was fired again.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “"Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “"There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “"Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “"Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.”
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “"There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."”
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 “"There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."”
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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 "No; it's a gun," replied Charley.
anew
From this reading As he spoke, the gun was fired again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke, the gun was fired again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "That was close by," exclaimed Charley.
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; it's a gun," replied Charley.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "That was close by," exclaimed Charley.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
psychological suffering
From this reading "There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "That was close by," exclaimed Charley.
having lost your job
From this reading As he spoke, the gun was fired again.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "No; it's a gun," replied Charley.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke, the gun was fired again.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; it's a gun," replied Charley.
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; it's a gun," replied Charley.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No; it's a gun," replied Charley.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke, the gun was fired again.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Is that thunder?" cried Harry, starting up, and knocking his head against the canvas.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "There's a vessel in distress somewhere near us."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he spoke, the gun was fired again.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, June 28, 1881 by Various holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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 297 sentences of Harper's Young People, June 28, 1881, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, June 28, 1881 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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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