Chapter 2 of Betty's Battles: An Everyday Story is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Betty's Battles: An Everyday Story is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up. She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life. She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad. Already Grannie seems far away. The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.
Chapter 2 of Betty's Battles: An Everyday Story is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.”
plural of “dry” — a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
From this reading “HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.”
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading “The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.”
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading “She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.”
changing location rapidly
From this reading “She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.”
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading “She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.”
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In this reading “She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.”
seek information from
In this reading “HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.”
In this reading “The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.”
In this reading “She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.”
In this reading “The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.
(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 She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already Grannie seems far away.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Already Grannie seems far away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.
plural of “dry” — a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
From this reading HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Already Grannie seems far away.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.
moving swiftly
From this reading She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Already Grannie seems far away.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.
not accessible to view
From this reading The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Already Grannie seems far away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
changing location rapidly
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.
in the direction of
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
create by training and teaching
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HOME AGAIN Betty dries her tears, and looks up.
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.
in or at the place that
From this reading She is in the train now, speeding towards the great, smoky city, where she has lived nearly all her life.
a Caucasian
From this reading The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading She watches the fields and woods flying past, and her thoughts are sad.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading The little white cottage is hidden among those great moors yonder.
Chapter 2 of Betty's Battles: An Everyday Story by S. L. M. holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 141 sentences of Betty's Battles: An Everyday Story, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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