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The Young Continentals at Monmouth
The Young Continentals at Monmouth

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Young Continentals at Monmouth is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.
“Well?” said the dwarf, at last.
“Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.
“An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.
“An odd fish, indeed.
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The Young Continentals at Monmouth

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Young Continentals at Monmouth is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.
Line 2
“Well?” said the dwarf, at last.
/wel sed ðə dwɔːrf æt læst/
Line 3
“Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.
/wel rɪˈtɜːrnd ben ɪn ðə seɪm toʊn ənd wɪð ðæt ðeɪ bɜːrst ˈɪntuː ə læf/
Line 4
“An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.
/æn ɑːd fɪʃ ˈkɑːmentəd ðə ˈpɔːrkjəpaɪn ˈkrɔːsɪŋ wʌn ʃɔːrt leɡ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈʌðər ənd ˈnɑːdɪŋ hɪz hed/
Line 5
“An odd fish, indeed.
/æn ɑːd fɪʃ ˌɪnˈdiːd/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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commented verb US /ˈkɑːmentəd/

past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on

From this reading ““An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cooper noun US /ˈkuːpər/

United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)

From this reading “SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dwarf noun US /dwɔːrf/

a person who is markedly small

From this reading ““Well?” said the dwarf, at last.”

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Hawkins noun US /ˈhɔːkɪnz/

English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

From this reading “SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Livingstone noun US /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/

Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)

From this reading “SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Merchant noun US /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading “SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.”

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nodding adjective US /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading ““An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Porcupine noun US /ˈpɔːrkjəpaɪn/

relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

From this reading “SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

brief space adjective + noun

In this reading “SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.”

1,312 times in 426,211 chapters
EARLY DAWN adjective + noun

In this reading “SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.”

1,467 times in 426,211 chapters
look inquiringly verb + particle

In this reading “SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.”

1,132 times in 426,211 chapters
burst into verb + particle

In this reading ““Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.”

21,940 times in 426,211 chapters
after the departure preposition + article + noun counted as “after … departure”

In this reading “SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.”

1,144 times in 426,211 chapters
same tone adjective + noun

In this reading ““Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.”

1,923 times in 426,211 chapters

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

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AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

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BENnounUS /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/

of short duration or distance

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading “Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/

past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COOPERnounUS /ˈkuːpər/

United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

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crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/

traveling across

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DAWNnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/

a person who is markedly small

From this reading “Well?” said the dwarf, at last.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
EARLYadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fishnounUS /fɪʃ/

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

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HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/

English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

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HOW

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From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

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INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading “An odd fish, indeed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inquiringlyadverb

in an inquiring manner

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.

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lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading “Well?” said the dwarf, at last.

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laughnounUS /læf/

the sound of laughing

From this reading “Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.

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legnounUS /leɡ/

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LivingstonenounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/

Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

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MISSIONnounUS /ˈmɪʃən/

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

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otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PorcupinenounUS /ˈpɔːrkjəpaɪn/

relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading “Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Well?” said the dwarf, at last.

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sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.

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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading “An odd fish,” commented the Porcupine, crossing one short leg over the other and nodding his head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SHOWSnounUS /ʃoʊz/

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STARTEDverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

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Tobias

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From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

Pending verification
tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading “Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading SHOWS HOW BEN COOPER STARTED UPON A MISSION IN THE EARLY DAWN For a brief space after the departure of Tobias Hawkins and Merchant Livingstone, Ben Cooper and the Porcupine continued to look inquiringly at each other.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well?” said the dwarf, at last.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Well?” returned Ben, in the same tone, and with that they burst into a laugh.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 3 of The Young Continentals at Monmouth by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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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