Chapter 2 of The Young Fur Traders is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Young Fur Traders is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You'd better not." "Why not?" "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased." "Nonsense," cried Charley. "Father didn't say I wasn't to take him.
Chapter 2 of The Young Fur Traders is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “"Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."”
(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 “"You'd better not."”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Nonsense," cried Charley.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."”
let have
From this reading “"Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Nonsense," cried Charley.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “"Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."”
carry out
From this reading “"Father didn't say I wasn't to take him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
for the reason that
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
(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 "You'd better not."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nonsense," cried Charley.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Nonsense," cried Charley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father didn't say I wasn't to take him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
let have
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Father didn't say I wasn't to take him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Father didn't say I wasn't to take him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
and nothing more
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense," cried Charley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You'd better not."
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
express in words
From this reading "Father didn't say I wasn't to take him.
carry out
From this reading "Father didn't say I wasn't to take him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Father didn't say I wasn't to take him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father didn't say I wasn't to take him.
(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 "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'd better not."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why? just because if you do Mr Grant will be down upon you, and your father won't be very well pleased."
Chapter 2 of The Young Fur Traders by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 429 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.
Chapter 2 holds 429 sentences of The Young Fur Traders, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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