Chapter 12 of Hiram in the Middle West is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Hiram in the Middle West is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson. "He means you ill." "And perhaps would do something to cause trouble. Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully. "I should say not!
Chapter 12 of Hiram in the Middle West is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.”
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “"And perhaps would do something to cause trouble.”
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"He means you ill."”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"And perhaps would do something to cause trouble.”
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.
be about
In this reading “WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.”
In this reading “WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And perhaps would do something to cause trouble.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "And perhaps would do something to cause trouble.
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And perhaps would do something to cause trouble.
the organ of sight
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
a boy or man
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "He means you ill."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "He means you ill."
a form of address for a man
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I should say not!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
by chance
From this reading "And perhaps would do something to cause trouble.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
express in words
From this reading "I should say not!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "And perhaps would do something to cause trouble.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading Perhaps I should have taken him on," Hiram Strong said thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "And perhaps would do something to cause trouble.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WORK BEGINS "I'd keep my eye on that fellow Banks if he continues to hang around here," said Mr. Bronson.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And perhaps would do something to cause trouble.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He means you ill."
Chapter 12 of Hiram in the Middle West by Burbank L. Todd holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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