Chapter 2 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point. But you needn't tell that at home.' 'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry. Then she flung back at him the one word. 'Surprised?'
Chapter 2 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Then she flung back at him the one word.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.”
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “'Surprised?'”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry.”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “But you needn't tell that at home.'”
In this reading “Then she flung back at him the one word.”
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any thing at all
From this reading 'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But you needn't tell that at home.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then she flung back at him the one word.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading 'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you needn't tell that at home.'
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Then she flung back at him the one word.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading 'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she flung back at him the one word.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But you needn't tell that at home.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading 'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you needn't tell that at home.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then she flung back at him the one word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading 'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading 'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she flung back at him the one word.
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading 'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading 'Surprised?'
express in words
From this reading But you needn't tell that at home.'
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading 'I'm not telling anything at home,' muttered Henry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But you needn't tell that at home.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she flung back at him the one word.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I ride Sundays with the boys from Pennyweather Point.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Then she flung back at him the one word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you needn't tell that at home.'
Chapter 2 of Henry Is Twenty by Samuel Merwin holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of Henry Is Twenty, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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