Chapter 2 of Tappan's Burro, and Other Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tappan's Burro, and Other Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate. “I’ll never--forget.” Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service. He was unutterably grateful. Yet the time came when he did forget.
Chapter 2 of Tappan's Burro, and Other Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading ““Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““I’ll never--forget.””
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “He was unutterably grateful.”
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading “Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading ““Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.”
United States abolitionist (1786-1865)
From this reading ““Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.”
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.
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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 Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet the time came when he did forget.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet the time came when he did forget.
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading “Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I’ll never--forget.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading He was unutterably grateful.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was unutterably grateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll never--forget.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I’ll never--forget.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.
United States abolitionist (1786-1865)
From this reading “Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet the time came when he did forget.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet the time came when he did forget.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.
to an inexpressible degree
From this reading He was unutterably grateful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tappan was struck then to a realization of Jenet’s service.
at the time that
From this reading Yet the time came when he did forget.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the time came when he did forget.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Jenet, you--saved--my life,” Tappan tried to enunciate.
Chapter 2 of Tappan's Burro, and Other Stories by Zane Grey holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Tappan's Burro, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Tappan's Burro, and Other Stories by Zane Grey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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