Chapter 6 of Harvard Stories is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Harvard Stories is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass. You can do well enough if you try. My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming. Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow. _Burl._ Well, I suppose I shall have to.
Chapter 6 of Harvard Stories is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading “My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “_Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.”
self-consciously timid
From this reading “_Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.”
the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.”
the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow.”
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.
In this reading “Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow.”
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 _Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading _Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.
self-consciously timid
From this reading _Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.
the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
From this reading _Burl._ Well, I suppose I shall have to.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can do well enough if you try.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You can do well enough if you try.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You can do well enough if you try.
a boy or man
From this reading Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Burl._ Well, I suppose I shall have to.
the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
From this reading _Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Burl._ Well, I suppose I shall have to.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You can do well enough if you try.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Burl._ Well, I suppose I shall have to.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Hud._ Oh, don't be such a bashful ass.
express a supposition
From this reading _Burl._ Well, I suppose I shall have to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now, do promise me, there is a good fellow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Burl._ Well, I suppose I shall have to.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading You can do well enough if you try.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You can do well enough if you try.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can do well enough if you try.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My sister knows that you hate parties, and will appreciate your coming.
Chapter 6 of Harvard Stories by Waldron Kintzing Post holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 430 sentences of Harvard Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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