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Tom, Dick and Harriet
Tom, Dick and Harriet

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Tom, Dick and Harriet is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ralph Henry Barbour • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.
Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.
Two were already written on, and a third was under way:
FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.
There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tom, Dick and Harriet

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Tom, Dick and Harriet is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.
/ðə ef eɪtʃ es aɪ es hoʊldz ə ˈmiːtɪŋ ə fjuː deɪz ˈleɪtər ˈheri sæt æt ðə ˈlɪtəl desk ɪn hɜːr ruːm hɜːr fiːt twaɪnd ərˈaʊnd ðə leɡz ʌv hɜːr tʃer hɜːr hed ˈveri mʌtʃ ɑːn wʌn saɪd ənd ə pen ɪn hɜːr hænd/
Line 2
Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.
Line 3
Two were already written on, and a third was under way:
/tuː wɜːr ɔːlˈredi ˈrɪtən ɑːn ənd ə θɜːrd wɑːz ˈʌndər weɪ/
Line 4
FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.
Line 5
There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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

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barn noun US /bɑːrn/

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading “There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.”

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cards noun US /kɑːrdz/

a game played with playing cards

From this reading “Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.”

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ferry verb US /ˈferi/

transport from one place to another

From this reading “FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.”

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holds noun US /hoʊldz/

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading “THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.”

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January noun US /ˈdʒænjuːeri/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading “FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.”

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pink noun US /pɪŋk/

a light shade of red

From this reading “Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.”

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postal adjective US /ˈpoʊstəl/

of or relating to the system for delivering mail

From this reading “Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.”

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twined verb US /twaɪnd/

past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading “THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.”

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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.

few days adjective + noun

In this reading “THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.”

43,567 times in 225,867 chapters
twined around verb + particle counted as “twine around”

In this reading “THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.”

186 times in 225,867 chapters
already written adverb + adjective

In this reading “Two were already written on, and a third was under way:”

663 times in 225,867 chapters
under way preposition + noun

in motion; set in motion

In this reading “Two were already written on, and a third was under way:”

4,094 times in 225,867 chapters
on the afternoon preposition + article + noun counted as “on … afternoon”

In this reading “There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.”

2,429 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 66

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

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14

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From this reading FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.

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16th

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From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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4

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From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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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 THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Two were already written on, and a third was under way:

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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barnnounUS /bɑːrn/

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.

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blotting-pad

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From this reading Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.

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cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/

a game played with playing cards

From this reading Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.

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chairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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desknounUS /desk/

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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FnounUS /ef/

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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FERRYverbUS /ˈferi/

transport from one place to another

From this reading FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.

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fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.

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HnounUS /eɪtʃ/

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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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 THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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HILLnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.

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HOLDSnounUS /hoʊldz/

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.

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lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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legsnounUS /leɡz/

staying power

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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MEETINGnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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NnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.

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o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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pennounUS /pen/

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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pinknounUS /pɪŋk/

a light shade of red

From this reading Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.

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postaladjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstəl/

of or relating to the system for delivering mail

From this reading Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.

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roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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roomsnounUS /ruːmz/

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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SocietynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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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 THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Two were already written on, and a third was under way:

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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twinedverbUS /twaɪnd/

past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two were already written on, and a third was under way:

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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Two were already written on, and a third was under way:

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veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading THE F. H. S. I. S. HOLDS A MEETING A few days later Harry sat at the little desk in her room, her feet twined around the legs of her chair, her head very much on one side and a pen in her hand.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Two were already written on, and a third was under way:

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waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Two were already written on, and a third was under way:

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Before her, on the pink blotting-pad, were four postal cards.

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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading There will be a meeting of the F. H. S. I. S. at the rooms of the Society (this means the barn), at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of January 16th.

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writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Two were already written on, and a third was under way:

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YnounUS /waɪ/

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading FERRY HILL, N. Y., January 14.

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Chapter 5 of Tom, Dick and Harriet by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Tom, Dick and Harriet

Common questions about reading Tom, Dick and Harriet by Ralph Henry Barbour on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Tom, Dick and Harriet?

Yes. All 4383 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54747 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Tom, Dick and Harriet is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #54747, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Tom, Dick and Harriet take to read?

About 365 minutes of reading across 877 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Tom, Dick and Harriet section by section

How to work through Tom, Dick and Harriet section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 22 chapters of Tom, Dick and Harriet to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Tom, Dick and Harriet

Words and structures a reader meets early in Tom, Dick and Harriet, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Meeting
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom, Dick and Harriet; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Almost
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom, Dick and Harriet; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Weather
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom, Dick and Harriet; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hudson
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tom, Dick and Harriet; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.