Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 4, 1881 is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 4, 1881 is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Look, Rita! Look!" "What can it mean. Ni-ha-be?" "See them all get down and walk around."
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 4, 1881 is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"See them all get down and walk around."”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “"See them all get down and walk around."”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"See them all get down and walk around."”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “"Look, Rita!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"What can it mean.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"See them all get down and walk around."”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"See them all get down and walk around."”
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.
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
In this reading “"See them all get down and walk around."”
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.
(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 "See them all get down and walk around."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "See them all get down and walk around."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "See them all get down and walk around."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can it mean.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "See them all get down and walk around."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "See them all get down and walk around."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What can it mean.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look, Rita!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What can it mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ni-ha-be?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look, Rita!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See them all get down and walk around."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "See them all get down and walk around."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "See them all get down and walk around."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can it mean.
Chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 4, 1881 by Various holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 1 holds 183 sentences of Harper's Young People, October 4, 1881, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Harper's Young People, October 4, 1881 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
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