Chapter 17 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says: “Be done, boys! Who’s there?” I says: “It’s me.” “Who’s me?”
Chapter 17 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ““Be done, boys!”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ““Be done, boys!”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:”
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In this reading “In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:”
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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 In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be done, boys!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Be done, boys!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Be done, boys!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I says: “It’s me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I says: “It’s me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I says: “It’s me.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
a person, without saying who
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
in or at that place or location
From this reading Who’s there?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who’s there?”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In about a minute somebody spoke out of a window without putting his head out, and says:
Chapter 17 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 17 holds 178 sentences of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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