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Chapter 3 of The Hartley brothers is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONTRASTS. ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother. The youth was flushed and excited. "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed. "Bear and forbear," was the quiet reply.
Chapter 3 of The Hartley brothers is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.”
plural of “contrast” — the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading “CONTRASTS.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “The youth was flushed and excited.”
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading “ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.”
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.”
fasten with tacks
From this reading “"Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “"Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.”
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In this reading “ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.”
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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 ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
later than; following
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
(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 "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
have
From this reading "Bear and forbear," was the quiet reply.
of short duration or distance
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
plural of “contrast” — the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading CONTRASTS.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The youth was flushed and excited.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The youth was flushed and excited.
refrain from doing
From this reading "Bear and forbear," was the quiet reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Bear and forbear," was the quiet reply.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Bear and forbear," was the quiet reply.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
fasten with tacks
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ROBIN, after a brief rapid striding up and down deck, returned to the side of his brother.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The youth was flushed and excited.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Harold, if that woman tack herself on to us during all the voyage, what shall we do?" he exclaimed.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The youth was flushed and excited.
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