Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
John Stark's blood is up. "Retreat! No; that will be certain destruction. We can beat them here. I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “We can beat them here.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “John Stark's blood is up.”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “No; that will be certain destruction.”
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading “No; that will be certain destruction.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John Stark's blood is up.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “"Retreat!”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No; that will be certain destruction.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading We can beat them here.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading John Stark's blood is up.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can beat them here.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading No; that will be certain destruction.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading No; that will be certain destruction.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We can beat them here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Stark's blood is up.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Stark's blood is up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."
not any; not one
From this reading No; that will be certain destruction.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading "Retreat!
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Stark's blood is up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No; that will be certain destruction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We can beat them here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll shoot the first man that attempts to retreat."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading John Stark's blood is up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can beat them here.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No; that will be certain destruction.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 by Various holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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