Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 3, 1882 is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 3, 1882 is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming: "Ivery wan of 'em." And they gave us a tiger. A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION. BY MRS.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 3, 1882 is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 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.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:”
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading “A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION.”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “And they gave us a tiger.”
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading “"Ivery wan of 'em."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
become less in amount or intensity
In this reading “Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:”
In this reading “Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:”
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 Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they gave us a tiger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Ivery wan of 'em."
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And they gave us a tiger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ivery wan of 'em."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
used to form the superlative
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ivery wan of 'em."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION.
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading A SWAN DESIGN FOR FLAT POCKET PIN-CUSHION.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading And they gave us a tiger.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading "Ivery wan of 'em."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before they had died away, Mike turned with a most meaning look at us three boys, exclaiming:
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 3, 1882 by Various holds 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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 462 sentences of Harper's Young People, October 3, 1882, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, October 3, 1882 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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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