Chapter 1 of A second reader is here in full — 592 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A second reader is here in full — 592 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them! They love me, too. When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me. They hide in some of my deep pools. Here is the shady woodland.
Chapter 1 of A second reader is here in full — 592 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/118 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
being one more than seven
From this reading “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “They hide in some of my deep pools.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.”
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “They hide in some of my deep pools.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!”
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading “Here is the shady woodland.”
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “Here is the shady woodland.”
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 “They hide in some of my deep pools.”
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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
any thing at all
From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
being one more than seven
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is the shady woodland.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is the shady woodland.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading They love me, too.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They love me, too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading Here is the shady woodland.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They hide in some of my deep pools.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here is the shady woodland.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They love me, too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They love me, too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, of them!
at the time that
From this reading When anything makes them afraid, they leap into me.
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading Here is the shady woodland.
Chapter 1 of A second reader by Frank E. (Frank Ellsworth) Spaulding holds 592 sentences, grouped into 119 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 1 holds 592 sentences of A second reader, unabridged, divided into 119 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of A second reader by Frank E. (Frank Ellsworth) Spaulding exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 592 sentences, grouped into 119 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.
Work through the 119 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in A second reader, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
