Chapter 2 of Betty Lee, Junior is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Betty Lee, Junior is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee. Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions. One might as well be doing things, she said. If you didn’t do one thing you were doing another. So she had concluded.
Chapter 2 of Betty Lee, Junior is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading “Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “So she had concluded.”
plural of “decision” — the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.”
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading “Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading ““GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.”
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In this reading “Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.”
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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 “GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.
plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If you didn’t do one thing you were doing another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One might as well be doing things, she said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One might as well be doing things, she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading So she had concluded.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
plural of “decision” — the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you didn’t do one thing you were doing another.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you didn’t do one thing you were doing another.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading One might as well be doing things, she said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you didn’t do one thing you were doing another.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might as well be doing things, she said.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might as well be doing things, she said.
above and across; more than
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One might as well be doing things, she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One might as well be doing things, she said.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
a special situation
From this reading If you didn’t do one thing you were doing another.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading One might as well be doing things, she said.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “GOLDEN BETTY” It was a full day for Betty Lee.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Most of her days were full, but Betty was well and happy and never worried over her various activities, which had increased since her freshman year, so mixed and full of decisions.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you didn’t do one thing you were doing another.
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