Chapter 2 of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child. ‘It’s too dark to see.’ “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough. He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant. It is too dark to read bank-bills.’
Chapter 2 of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ““‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading ““‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading ““‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading ““‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading ““‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.”
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading “He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.”
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 ““‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.”
In this reading “He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.”
In this reading “He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is too dark to read bank-bills.’
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading ‘It’s too dark to see.’
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
coins made of gold
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is too dark to read bank-bills.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s too dark to see.’
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
not any; not one
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading It is too dark to read bank-bills.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘It’s too dark to see.’
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘It’s too dark to see.’
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ‘It’s too dark to see.’
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading He shall have a gold piece—for the first time in his life, I’ll warrant.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “‘No, no—not a bit of it,—I know how ten dollars feels, well enough.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Shall I fetch you a light, grandpa?’ said the child.
Chapter 2 of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking by Susan Warner holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 387 sentences of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Karl Krinken, His Christmas Stocking by Susan Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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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