Chapter 2 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PINERIES. Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently. "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath. "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!" "It is a little strange.
Chapter 2 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “"Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.”
with passionate fervor
From this reading “Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.”
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 “"Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.”
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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 "It is a little strange.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
with passionate fervor
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
set up or found
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It is a little strange.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PINERIES.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It is a little strange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PINERIES.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Annis ran and threw her arms around her mother's neck and kissed her fervently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
at the time that
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And it is so queer, with all the black people and the great house and--and everything!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you glad to come here and do you like them all?" she asked when she found her breath.
Chapter 2 of A Little Girl in Old Washington by Amanda M. Douglas holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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 284 sentences of A Little Girl in Old Washington, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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