Chapter XXI of The Whip Hand: A Tale of the Pine Country, “The Meeting,” is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXI
Chapter XXI of The Whip Hand: A Tale of the Pine Country, “The Meeting,” is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office. “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.” “About Mr. Bigelow?” “Yes. Please tell me just what you think, and why you think so.
Chapter XXI of The Whip Hand: A Tale of the Pine Country, “The Meeting,” is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.”
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.”
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading ““I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.””
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please tell me just what you think, and why you think so.”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading ““I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.””
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ““I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes.”
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 “One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.”
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 “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About Mr. Bigelow?”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Please tell me just what you think, and why you think so.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “About Mr. Bigelow?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
and nothing more
From this reading Please tell me just what you think, and why you think so.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “About Mr. Bigelow?”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please tell me just what you think, and why you think so.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Please tell me just what you think, and why you think so.
express in words
From this reading Please tell me just what you think, and why you think so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Please tell me just what you think, and why you think so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
at the time that
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
during the time that
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Please tell me just what you think, and why you think so.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish you would repeat,” he said, when the civilities had been exchanged, “what you said to me a little while back.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading One afternoon young Corrigan appeared at the office.
Chapter 21 of The Whip Hand: A Tale of the Pine Country by Samuel Merwin holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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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