Chapter 3 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?' 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.' 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.' 'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?' 'Certainly.'
Chapter 3 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading “'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “'Certainly.'”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?'”
except if; if not
From this reading “'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'”
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 “'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading 'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading 'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading 'Certainly.'
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?'
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading 'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
possession of controlling influence
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'
a special situation
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
make an effort or attempt
From this reading 'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?'
except if; if not
From this reading 'No, but I am like to, unless you help me out of a difficulty.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Oh, any thing, John; you know I would do any thing in my power for you.'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Yes, John; and have you broken the agreement?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'But if it is not in your power now, will you try to help me?'
Chapter 3 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843 by Various holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 416 sentences of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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How to work through The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
