Chapter 2 of Among the Forest People is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Among the Forest People is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?" "What?" asked the Workers, crowding around her. "Why, that noise," she said. "It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie! K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
Chapter 2 of Among the Forest People is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading “K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “"It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!”
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading “"What?" asked the Workers, crowding around her.”
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “"It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!”
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.”
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “"What?" asked the Workers, crowding around her.”
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.
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In this reading “"It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!”
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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 sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!
in the past
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "What?" asked the Workers, crowding around her.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What?" asked the Workers, crowding around her.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading "What?" asked the Workers, crowding around her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!
hear with intention
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
not any; not one
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "Why, that noise," she said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, that noise," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, that noise," she said.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading "It sounded like a bird calling 'Kyrie!
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" asked the Workers, crowding around her.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, that noise," she said.
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading K-y-rie!' and I thought I heard a Worker buzzing outside a minute ago, but no one has come in.
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading "What?" asked the Workers, crowding around her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One sunshiny morning the Queen-Mother stopped laying her eggs and cried: "Listen! did you hear that?"
Chapter 2 of Among the Forest People by Clara Dillingham Pierson holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 445 sentences of Among the Forest People, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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