Chapter 2 of Betty Wales, Freshman is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Betty Wales, Freshman is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured. "Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast. "It always does the first day of college. They call it the freshman rain." "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
Chapter 2 of Betty Wales, Freshman is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured.”
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “"Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “They call it the freshman rain."”
in an impressive manner
From this reading “"Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.”
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading “"Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “"Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.”
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “"Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.”
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 “BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.”
In this reading “"It always does the first day of college.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "It always does the first day of college.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.
plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They call it the freshman rain."
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading "It always does the first day of college.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It always does the first day of college.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It always does the first day of college.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "It always does the first day of college.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading They call it the freshman rain."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
in an impressive manner
From this reading "Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured.
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading They call it the freshman rain."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEGINNINGS The next morning it poured.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They call it the freshman rain."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Let's all go down to chapel together," suggested Rachel Morrison.
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading "Of course," said Eleanor Watson impressively at breakfast.
Chapter 2 of Betty Wales, Freshman by Edith K. (Edith Kellogg) Dunton holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 183 sentences of Betty Wales, Freshman, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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