Chapter 17 of Jack Harkaway in New York is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Jack Harkaway in New York is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK MAKES A LAST APPEAL. It was the morning appointed for the marriage. Harkaway was miserable and disconsolate. He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital. So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
Chapter 17 of Jack Harkaway in New York is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “JACK MAKES A LAST APPEAL.”
subject to appointment
From this reading “It was the morning appointed for the marriage.”
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading “So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.”
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.”
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In this reading “He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.”
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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 JACK MAKES A LAST APPEAL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harkaway was miserable and disconsolate.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading JACK MAKES A LAST APPEAL.
subject to appointment
From this reading It was the morning appointed for the marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading Harkaway was miserable and disconsolate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the morning appointed for the marriage.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harkaway was miserable and disconsolate.
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
be the source of pain
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning appointed for the marriage.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK MAKES A LAST APPEAL.
immediately past
From this reading JACK MAKES A LAST APPEAL.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading JACK MAKES A LAST APPEAL.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading It was the morning appointed for the marriage.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Harkaway was miserable and disconsolate.
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was the morning appointed for the marriage.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
and nothing more
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading So he said to Harvey: "Morris Hart tells me that old Mole got his leg broken playing base-ball.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the morning appointed for the marriage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not seen Mr. Mole since the day before, and had only heard that he was hurt and had been taken to the hospital.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the morning appointed for the marriage.
Chapter 17 of Jack Harkaway in New York by Bracebridge Hemyng holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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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