Chapter 5 of Professor Huskins is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Professor Huskins is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I will not take it. I will not;--not unless you come too." "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in. Here he is." William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.
Chapter 5 of Professor Huskins is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “"Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.”
carry out
From this reading “"I will not take it.”
in the direction of
From this reading “William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.”
except if; if not
From this reading “I will not;--not unless you come too."”
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 “William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.”
In this reading “William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
the two together, not just one
From this reading William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I will not;--not unless you come too."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he is."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he is."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will not take it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here he is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I will not take it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I will not take it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
carry out
From this reading "I will not take it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I will not;--not unless you come too."
in the direction of
From this reading William and Clarissa both looked toward the door.
except if; if not
From this reading I will not;--not unless you come too."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will not take it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Master William, it be someone to see you, and I let him in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will not;--not unless you come too."
Chapter 5 of Professor Huskins by Lettie M. Cummings holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 397 sentences of Professor Huskins, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Professor Huskins by Lettie M. Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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