Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, September 19, 1882 is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, September 19, 1882 is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good!" said I. So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill. And we hitched old Duke out to grass. And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun. But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, September 19, 1882 is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “And we hitched old Duke out to grass.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading “And we hitched old Duke out to grass.”
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading “And we hitched old Duke out to grass.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.”
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading “So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.”
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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In this reading “So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.”
In this reading “So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
later than; following
From this reading And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading And we hitched old Duke out to grass.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
set up or found
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good!" said I.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading And we hitched old Duke out to grass.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading And we hitched old Duke out to grass.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
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From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Good!" said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.
set down according to a plan
From this reading And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And we hitched old Duke out to grass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
on the contrary
From this reading But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
precisely, exactly
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good!" said I.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But I thought, for my part, I'd rather be to home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
the upper part of anything
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So we found out how far half a mile was, and we went a little more, so's to pitch right on the top of a long hill.
during the time that
From this reading And after a while we laid down in the tent, and said 'twas fun.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Young People, September 19, 1882 by Various holds 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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 481 sentences of Harper's Young People, September 19, 1882, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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