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Chapter 2 of The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Come! You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time. All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you. Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME. That's what you're both after, ain't it?
Chapter 2 of The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.”
plural of “crank” — a bad-tempered person
From this reading “You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.”
more often or more frequently
From this reading “Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.”
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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 You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
later than; following
From this reading That's what you're both after, ain't it?
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From this reading That's what you're both after, ain't it?
(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 All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
fearless and daring
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come!
plural of “crank” — a bad-tempered person
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
more often or more frequently
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's what you're both after, ain't it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All you can do is to keep up to his idea of you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's what you're both after, ain't it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put a bold face on it, and come here as often as you can--the oftener the better; the sooner you'll both get sick of each other--and of ME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're a pair of cranks together; but he's got the whip-hand of you this time.
Chapter 2 of The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories by Bret Harte holds 371 sentences, grouped into 75 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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