Chapter 19 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'It is six o'clock. When did you eat last?' 'At noon.' 'What did you eat?' 'Next to nothing.'
Chapter 19 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 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.
take in solid food
From this reading “When did you eat last?'”
immediately past
From this reading “When did you eat last?'”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “'Next to nothing.'”
the middle of the day
From this reading “'At noon.'”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “'Next to nothing.'”
according to the clock
From this reading “'It is six o'clock.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “'It is six o'clock.”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'At noon.'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When did you eat last?'
take in solid food
From this reading When did you eat last?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is six o'clock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is six o'clock.
immediately past
From this reading When did you eat last?'
immediately following in time or order
From this reading 'Next to nothing.'
the middle of the day
From this reading 'At noon.'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Next to nothing.'
according to the clock
From this reading 'It is six o'clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading 'It is six o'clock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Next to nothing.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What did you eat?'
at the time that
From this reading When did you eat last?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When did you eat last?'
Chapter 19 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other by Mark Twain holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Chapter 19 holds 191 sentences of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other by Mark Twain exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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