Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RABBITS TO FIND. BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD. "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?" "Late? Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “"I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “RABBITS TO FIND.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “"I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"”
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “"I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"”
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “RABBITS TO FIND.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “"I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"”
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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 Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading RABBITS TO FIND.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
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.
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading RABBITS TO FIND.
express in words
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
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From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RABBITS TO FIND.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
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From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
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From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I guess you'd be late if you'd had such a time as I did.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, Tad Murray, what's made you so late with your cows this morning?"
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 by Various holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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