Chapter 2 of Brenda, Her School and Her Club is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Brenda, Her School and Her Club is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia. Isn't she coming to school too?" "Oh, I guess so. Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?" "Perhaps she won't be.
Chapter 2 of Brenda, Her School and Her Club is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “"But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"Oh, I guess so.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “"But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “"But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.”
an educational institution
From this reading “Isn't she coming to school too?"”
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.
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.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Isn't she coming to school too?"
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Oh, I guess so.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't she coming to school too?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
engage in
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I guess so.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps she won't be.
an educational institution
From this reading Isn't she coming to school too?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isn't she coming to school too?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, I guess so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Isn't she coming to school too?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won't it be hateful to have her in the class above us?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, you see, I had company----" "You'll find it hard to do your lessons if you make company of Julia.
Chapter 2 of Brenda, Her School and Her Club by Helen Leah Reed holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 439 sentences of Brenda, Her School and Her Club, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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