Chapter 21 of The Harbor is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Harbor is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I had often told Eleanore of Joe. She had asked me about him many times. "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you. I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me. I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.
Chapter 21 of The Harbor is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I had often told Eleanore of Joe.”
a human being
From this reading “I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “She had asked me about him many times.”
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 “She had asked me about him many times.”
In this reading “I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.”
hold firmly
In this reading “I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.”
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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 "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had asked me about him many times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She had asked me about him many times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.
one or the other of two
From this reading I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had often told Eleanore of Joe.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had often told Eleanore of Joe.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had asked me about him many times.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had often told Eleanore of Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had often told Eleanore of Joe.
and nothing more
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She had asked me about him many times.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had asked me about him many times.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had often told Eleanore of Joe.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I had often told Eleanore of Joe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
a human being
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had asked me about him many times.
not in physical motion
From this reading I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She had asked me about him many times.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I had often told Eleanore of Joe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
which person or people
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel sure he's just the kind of a person I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me.
but in spite of that
From this reading I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's queer," she had said, "what a hold he must have had on you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't think he's really your kind either, and yet he has a hold on you still.
Chapter 21 of The Harbor by Ernest Poole holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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