Chapter 2 of Betsey Bobbett: A Drama is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Betsey Bobbett: A Drama is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAM. That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’. Where does the zebra generally tackle folks? DR. B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
Chapter 2 of Betsey Bobbett: A Drama is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.”
plural of “calculation” — the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading “That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.”
your parents
From this reading “Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?”
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading “B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SAM.”
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading “Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?”
any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
From this reading “Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?”
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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 That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
plural of “calculation” — the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
your parents
From this reading Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
not any; not one
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is a disease I never made no calculations on havin’.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading B. Wall, people generally have it in the posterity part of the brain; but you seem to have it in the foot.
any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
From this reading Where does the zebra generally tackle folks?
Chapter 2 of Betsey Bobbett: A Drama by Marietta Holley holds 478 sentences, grouped into 96 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 478 sentences of Betsey Bobbett: A Drama, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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