Chapter 2 of Tirzah Ann's summer trip, and other sketches is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Tirzah Ann's summer trip, and other sketches is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And I’ll bet he will. I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION. HOW WE TOOK IN SUMMER BOARDERS. Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross. And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
Chapter 2 of Tirzah Ann's summer trip, and other sketches is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “And I’ll bet he will.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.”
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading “HOW WE TOOK IN SUMMER BOARDERS.”
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.”
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading “I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.”
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.”
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 “HOW WE TOOK IN SUMMER BOARDERS.”
In this reading “I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.”
In this reading “Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.”
In this reading “Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.”
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 haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
anew
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I’ll bet he will.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading And I’ll bet he will.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading HOW WE TOOK IN SUMMER BOARDERS.
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
in fear
From this reading Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.
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From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I’ll bet he will.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW WE TOOK IN SUMMER BOARDERS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I’ll bet he will.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW WE TOOK IN SUMMER BOARDERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.
immediately past
From this reading Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading HOW WE TOOK IN SUMMER BOARDERS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Last summer, as the days grew hot, Josiah grew fearfully cross.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading HOW WE TOOK IN SUMMER BOARDERS.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW WE TOOK IN SUMMER BOARDERS.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I’ll bet he will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haint afraid to bet a ten cent bill, that that man won’t never open his mouth to me again about a PLEASURE EXERTION.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And his worst spells would come on to him, as he would come home from Jonesville.
Chapter 2 of Tirzah Ann's summer trip, and other sketches by Marietta Holley holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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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