Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 25, 1881 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 25, 1881 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VIC WHITNEY'S REVENGE. BY GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON. All the boys cried, "Shame!" Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said: "It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 25, 1881 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “"It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.”
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:”
adult female chicken
From this reading “Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “"It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.”
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading “Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “VIC WHITNEY'S REVENGE.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:”
possessive form of “whitney” — United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading “VIC WHITNEY'S REVENGE.”
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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pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
In this reading “"It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.”
move upward
In this reading “Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:”
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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 Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the boys cried, "Shame!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
a youthful male person
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading All the boys cried, "Shame!"
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading All the boys cried, "Shame!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading BY GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
adult female chicken
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading VIC WHITNEY'S REVENGE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
only a very short time before
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading All the boys cried, "Shame!"
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the boys cried, "Shame!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
male cat
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIC WHITNEY'S REVENGE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
possessive form of “whitney” — United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading VIC WHITNEY'S REVENGE.
which person or people
From this reading Tom Reid, who was scarcely regarded as a boy now, so nearly grown was he, went up to Hen Little, and catching him by the shoulder and shaking him, said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It seems to me you pick out your boy to bully.
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