Chapter 2 of A Prairie Infanta is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Prairie Infanta is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone. "I--can't let you have this letter! I can't! I can't!" A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
Chapter 2 of A Prairie Infanta is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"I--can't let you have this letter!”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “"No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.”
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading “A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.”
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In this reading “A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.”
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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 "No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
a woman benefactor
From this reading A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
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From this reading "I--can't let you have this letter!
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I--can't let you have this letter!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I--can't let you have this letter!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "I--can't let you have this letter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I--can't let you have this letter!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "No, Lola, no!" she said, in a sharp tone.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TRUE BENEFACTRESS CHAPTER THREE A TRUE BENEFACTRESS Lola's breath was suspended in amazement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I--can't let you have this letter!
Chapter 2 of A Prairie Infanta by Eva Wilder Brodhead holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of A Prairie Infanta, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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