Chapter 2 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks. He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.” “It settled the business, and saved us, Mary. The subject was dropped.” “Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT.”
Chapter 2 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 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.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.””
give a benediction to
From this reading ““Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT.””
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading ““Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT.””
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “The subject was dropped.””
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading ““Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading ““It settled the business, and saved us, Mary.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading ““It settled the business, and saved us, Mary.”
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.””
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 proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
(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 “Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It settled the business, and saved us, Mary.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
give a benediction to
From this reading “Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “It settled the business, and saved us, Mary.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading “Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The subject was dropped.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It settled the business, and saved us, Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “It settled the business, and saved us, Mary.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
and nothing more
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
a human being
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “It settled the business, and saved us, Mary.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “It settled the business, and saved us, Mary.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The subject was dropped.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It settled the business, and saved us, Mary.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading He had only one vanity; he thought he could give advice better than any other person.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The subject was dropped.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT.”
Chapter 2 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other by Mark Twain holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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