Chapter 2 of A Prairie-Schooner Princess is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Prairie-Schooner Princess is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He started up and glanced at the window. Day was coming! _The Day_! The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months! He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
Chapter 2 of A Prairie-Schooner Princess is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “He started up and glanced at the window.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!”
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.”
-ing form of “slumber” — be asleep
From this reading “He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.”
a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
From this reading “He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.”
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 “He started up and glanced at the window.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading “He started up and glanced at the window.”
In this reading “He started up and glanced at the window.”
In this reading “The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He started up and glanced at the window.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He started up and glanced at the window.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Day was coming!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day was coming!
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He started up and glanced at the window.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started up and glanced at the window.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day he had been dreaming of and hoping for and longing for for months!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
-ing form of “slumber” — be asleep
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He started up and glanced at the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He started up and glanced at the window.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He started up and glanced at the window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day was coming!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He started up and glanced at the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
From this reading He leaped out of bed with a shrill yip of joy and pulled the bedclothes off his slumbering brother.
Chapter 2 of A Prairie-Schooner Princess by Mary K. (Mary Katherine) Maule holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of A Prairie-Schooner Princess, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of A Prairie-Schooner Princess by Mary K. (Mary Katherine) Maule exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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