Chapter 16 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Yes. It's what I've got to fight. And I've got to win. Don't you see?' 'Yes,' Humphrey replied gravely, 'I see.'
Chapter 16 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “It's what I've got to fight.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It's what I've got to fight.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “'Yes,' Humphrey replied gravely, 'I see.'”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “'Yes,' Humphrey replied gravely, 'I see.'”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Don't you see?'”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “And I've got to win.”
an affirmative
From this reading “'Yes.”
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 “'Yes,' Humphrey replied gravely, 'I see.'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I've got to win.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you see?'
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading It's what I've got to fight.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's what I've got to fight.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading 'Yes,' Humphrey replied gravely, 'I see.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes,' Humphrey replied gravely, 'I see.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes,' Humphrey replied gravely, 'I see.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's what I've got to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's what I've got to fight.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading 'Yes,' Humphrey replied gravely, 'I see.'
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Don't you see?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's what I've got to fight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's what I've got to fight.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading And I've got to win.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you see?'
Chapter 16 of Henry Is Twenty by Samuel Merwin holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 16 holds 406 sentences of Henry Is Twenty, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Henry Is Twenty by Samuel Merwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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