Chapter 4 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then each accused the other of pilfering. The Chair. “Order! Sit down, if you please--both of you. Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
Chapter 4 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading “Then each accused the other of pilfering.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “The Chair.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.””
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.””
-ing form of “pilfer” — make off with belongings of others
From this reading “Then each accused the other of pilfering.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Sit down, if you please--both of you.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.””
be seated
From this reading “Sit down, if you please--both of 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.
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading Then each accused the other of pilfering.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Sit down, if you please--both of you.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The Chair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down, if you please--both of you.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then each accused the other of pilfering.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sit down, if you please--both of you.
a particular point in time
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then each accused the other of pilfering.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Order!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then each accused the other of pilfering.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
-ing form of “pilfer” — make off with belongings of others
From this reading Then each accused the other of pilfering.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Sit down, if you please--both of you.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at any moment.”
be seated
From this reading Sit down, if you please--both of you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then each accused the other of pilfering.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then each accused the other of pilfering.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit down, if you please--both of you.
Chapter 4 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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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