Chapter 2 of Professor Huskins is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Professor Huskins is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then. You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard. It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times. Now I will look at Merle." "I am sorry to see you looking so weak and sick, Merle.
Chapter 2 of Professor Huskins is here in full — 407 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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the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.”
plural of “favor” — an act of gracious kindness
From this reading “You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.”
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “"It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.”
common black European thrush
From this reading “"It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “"It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “"I am sorry to see you looking so weak and sick, Merle.”
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In this reading “It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Now I will look at Merle."”
In this reading “You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.”
In this reading “It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.”
originate (in)
In this reading “"It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.”
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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 "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
later than; following
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sorry to see you looking so weak and sick, Merle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
any thing at all
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
plural of “favor” — an act of gracious kindness
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Now I will look at Merle."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "I am sorry to see you looking so weak and sick, Merle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
common black European thrush
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I will look at Merle."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "I am sorry to see you looking so weak and sick, Merle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am sorry to see you looking so weak and sick, Merle.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I am sorry to see you looking so weak and sick, Merle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It gives me real pleasure to be of assistance to you at all times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading "I am sorry to see you looking so weak and sick, Merle.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will be a pleasure to do anything that lies in my power for Alice, after I have restored Merle, and I will see her then.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must never hesitate to ask favors of me, Mrs. Millard.
Chapter 2 of Professor Huskins by Lettie M. Cummings holds 407 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.
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