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Author
Mark Twain
Level
C1
Chapters
43
Length
~111k words
Reading time
~9 h
Translation
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Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · C1
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DICTIONARY

cherish
verb

TRANSLATION

apreciar, atesorar

to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.

She cherishes the memory of her grandmother.
Atesora el recuerdo de su abuela.

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The opening

How “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” begins

You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ; but that ain’t no matter.

That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly.

There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.

That is nothing.

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Vocabulary

Words to know before you start

The 30 words you will meet most often in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” at level B2 and above, with how many times each one appears.

  • reckon B2 · ×198
  • canoe C1 · ×65
  • widow C1 · ×49
  • strike B2 · ×46
  • buck B2 · ×43
  • log C1 · ×42
  • blame B2 · ×41
  • slide B2 · ×41
  • candle B2 · ×40
  • shore B2 · ×39
  • cabin B2 · ×36
  • rat B2 · ×36
  • considerable B2 · ×34
  • fool B2 · ×28
  • dig B2 · ×27
  • float B2 · ×27
  • gang B2 · ×25
  • somehow B2 · ×23
  • tear B2 · ×23
  • current B2 · ×23
  • bear B2 · ×22
  • satisfied B2 · ×22
  • paddle C1 · ×22
  • fraud B2 · ×21
  • preacher C1 · ×21
  • grab B2 · ×20
  • fellow B2 · ×20
  • harm B2 · ×20
  • drown C1 · ×20
  • bet B2 · ×19

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Grammar

Grammar you will meet in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

How much of each kind of grammar “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” uses, counted in the sentences the Reader marks: per 10,000 words, compared with the other books in the library.

  • Phrasal verbs 120 per 10,000 words · more than most books
  • Modal verbs 32 per 10,000 words
  • Relative clauses 28 per 10,000 words · less than most books
  • -ing forms and to-infinitives 25 per 10,000 words
  • Reported speech 24 per 10,000 words
  • Passive voice 16 per 10,000 words · less than most books
  • Perfect tenses 15 per 10,000 words · less than most books
  • Conditionals 12 per 10,000 words · more than most books

Constructions to look for

  • Verb + object + to-infinitive C1 · 54 sentences Well, then, I said, why couldn’t she tell her husband to fetch a dog?
  • Past participle clause C1 · 54 sentences They stood open, but there warn’t nothing left in them that was any account.
  • Phrasal verbs with 'out' (find out, carry out, work out) B2 · 28 sentences I said I reckoned I would slip over the river and find out what was going on.

Counted the way the Reader shows it: one card per construction in a sentence. Open the book in the Reader and tap a highlighted phrase to see the rule.

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About the book

Why Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great book to read in English

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