Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, November 15, 1881 is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, November 15, 1881 is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MERRY WIND. BY MRS. M. E. SANGSTER. The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away. In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, November 15, 1881 is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.”
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading “The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.”
full of high-spirited delight
From this reading “The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.”
the stealing of cattle
From this reading “The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.”
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.
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In this reading “The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.”
In this reading “In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.”
In this reading “In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.”
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 In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading M. E. SANGSTER.
a boy or man
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
full of high-spirited delight
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. E. SANGSTER.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading THE MERRY WIND.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
the stealing of cattle
From this reading The merry wind came racing Adown the hills one day, In gleeful frolic chasing The rustling leaves away.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. E. SANGSTER.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MERRY WIND.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE MERRY WIND.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading In clouds of red and yellow, He whirled the leaves along, And then the jolly fellow He sang a cheery song.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, November 15, 1881 by Various holds 496 sentences, grouped into 100 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 496 sentences of Harper's Young People, November 15, 1881, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, November 15, 1881 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 496 sentences, grouped into 100 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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