Chapter 2 of Betsy Baker! or, Too Attentive by Half is here in full — 565 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Betsy Baker! or, Too Attentive by Half is here in full — 565 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRUM. (_aside to BETSY_) Capitally. Capitally acted, so far. Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours. (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
Chapter 2 of Betsy Baker! or, Too Attentive by Half is here in full — 565 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Capitally acted, so far.”
on or to one side
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.”
for more time
From this reading “Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.”
a cat proficient at mousing
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “(_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?”
do one's shopping
From this reading “Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.”
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.
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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 Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Capitally acted, so far.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
on or to one side
From this reading (_aside to BETSY_) Capitally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_aside to BETSY_) Capitally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_aside to BETSY_) Capitally.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRUM.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
at any time
From this reading (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
opinion or judgment
From this reading (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Capitally acted, so far.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
for more time
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
a cat proficient at mousing
From this reading (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
and nothing more
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
do one's shopping
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Capitally acted, so far.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_aside to BETSY_) Capitally.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_aside to MOUSER_) Did you ever see such a pair of eyes?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Only carry it on a little longer, and the shop is yours.
Chapter 2 of Betsy Baker! or, Too Attentive by Half by John Maddison Morton holds 565 sentences, grouped into 113 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 565 sentences of Betsy Baker! or, Too Attentive by Half, unabridged, divided into 113 reading sections.
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