Chapter 9 of The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck. "Hulloa, Bob! take my hand, won't ye? I'll introduce ye to my friends. My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself. Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
Chapter 9 of The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Hulloa, Bob! take my hand, won't ye?”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “"Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck.”
a person who fells trees
From this reading “My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “I'll introduce ye to my friends.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “"Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Hulloa, Bob! take my hand, won't ye?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading "Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
a person who fells trees
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I'll introduce ye to my friends.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
a man of refinement
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Hulloa, Bob! take my hand, won't ye?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hulloa, Bob! take my hand, won't ye?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll introduce ye to my friends.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading I'll introduce ye to my friends.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hulloa, Bob! take my hand, won't ye?
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
carry out
From this reading "Hulloa, Bob! take my hand, won't ye?
to the highest extent
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll introduce ye to my friends.
male cat
From this reading "Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Davis' pardner is Randolph--Gentleman Bill, we call him fur short, he's so nice and perlite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hulloa, Bob! take my hand, won't ye?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Hulloa, Bob! take my hand, won't ye?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold yer tongue, Tom Davis," said Kentuck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My pardner is Huxly--a tip-top feller, as you'll diskiver fur yerself.
Chapter 9 of The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems by Frances Fuller Victor holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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