Chapter 2 of Big Game: A Story for Girls is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Big Game: A Story for Girls is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again. "You silly girl! What nonsense! I don't need a hat." "That's nonsense if you like!
Chapter 2 of Big Game: A Story for Girls is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
anew
From this reading “Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.”
a young female
From this reading “"You silly girl!”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “I don't need a hat."”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “I don't need a hat."”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “What nonsense!”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “"You silly girl!”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I don't need a hat."
anew
From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't need a hat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
a young female
From this reading "You silly girl!
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I don't need a hat."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't need a hat."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "That's nonsense if you like!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "That's nonsense if you like!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I don't need a hat."
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading What nonsense!
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "You silly girl!
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Edith stared, and laughed, and laughed again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's nonsense if you like!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What nonsense!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You silly girl!
Chapter 2 of Big Game: A Story for Girls by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Big Game: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Big Game: A Story for Girls by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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