Chapter 21 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic. They both reddened again. After a longer pause, she tried it again. 'I just _love_ reading them myself. And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
Chapter 21 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “After a longer pause, she tried it again.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “'I just _love_ reading them myself.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “After a longer pause, she tried it again.”
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 “I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.”
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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 After a longer pause, she tried it again.
later than; following
From this reading After a longer pause, she tried it again.
anew
From this reading They both reddened again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both reddened again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After a longer pause, she tried it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
and nothing more
From this reading 'I just _love_ reading them myself.
for more time
From this reading After a longer pause, she tried it again.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 'I just _love_ reading them myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
used to form the superlative
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'I just _love_ reading them myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading After a longer pause, she tried it again.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading 'I just _love_ reading them myself.
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading They both reddened again.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a longer pause, she tried it again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'I just _love_ reading them myself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both reddened again.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading I don't think Martha meant to touch on the one most difficult topic.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading After a longer pause, she tried it again.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I wish you could hear the things Jim--Mr Merchant--says....'
Chapter 21 of Henry Is Twenty by Samuel Merwin holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 21 holds 391 sentences of Henry Is Twenty, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Henry Is Twenty by Samuel Merwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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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