Chapter 21 of The Happy Warrior is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Happy Warrior is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them. "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe. "I'm for the boxing again this summer. Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts. Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
Chapter 21 of The Happy Warrior is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading “Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."”
fighting with the fists
From this reading “"Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.”
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading “Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.”
possessive form of “money” — the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.”
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.”
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading “Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.”
an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
From this reading “Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."”
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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pursue or resume
In this reading “JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
anew
From this reading "I'm for the boxing again this summer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
fighting with the fists
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm for the boxing again this summer.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm for the boxing again this summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
possessive form of “money” — the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
From this reading Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "I'm for the boxing again this summer.
carry out
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nay, but the boxing is my business," Japhra said, filling his pipe.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm for the boxing again this summer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
at the time that
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Another horse is to be bought, wherefore a sparring booth again for me."
the words that are spoken
From this reading JAPHRA'S LESSONS I Japhra took up Ima's words when she had left them.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Money's short and old Pilgrim yonder has full earned his rest and must have another take up his shafts.
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