Chapter 2 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FARM-HOUSE. "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later. "There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left. "Suppose they won't let us." "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
Chapter 2 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.”
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “"They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “"They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “"Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “"They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “"There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.”
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 “"Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.”
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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 "There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FARM-HOUSE.
the act of departing
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Suppose they won't let us."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose they won't let us."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FARM-HOUSE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There," answered Rudolph, pointing out a farm-house, a little to the left.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Suppose they won't let us."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Suppose they won't let us."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are we going to stop to-night?" asked Tony ten minutes later.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will admit us into their barn, at least, if we play our cards right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose they won't let us."
Chapter 2 of Tony, the Hero by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 136 sentences of Tony, the Hero, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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