Chapter 4 of Harper's Young People, November 9, 1880 is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Harper's Young People, November 9, 1880 is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet. "It's my new boots," said she to herself. "Why didn't I change them? I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy." But somehow she was not easy.
Chapter 4 of Harper's Young People, November 9, 1880 is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “"It's my new boots," said she to herself.”
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy."”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “But somehow she was not easy.”
walk heavily
From this reading “I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy."”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading "It's my new boots," said she to herself.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But somehow she was not easy.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Why didn't I change them?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't I change them?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It's my new boots," said she to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why didn't I change them?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's my new boots," said she to herself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
immediately past
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
engage in
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's my new boots," said she to herself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "It's my new boots," said she to herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But somehow she was not easy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's my new boots," said she to herself.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's my new boots," said she to herself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading But somehow she was not easy.
walk heavily
From this reading I'll stamp hard and then I shall be easy."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Why didn't I change them?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
up to a particular time
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up one street and down another, each more brilliant than the last, Elsie marched on, till suddenly a small, then a larger, pain began to make itself felt in one of her feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But somehow she was not easy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't I change them?
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