Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Captain Cranberry is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARIEL. And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you? CYN. No, I don’t want anything. ARIEL.
Captain Cranberry
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Captain Cranberry is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ARIEL.
And
you
haven’t
had
a
mouthful
of
supper,
have
you?
CYN.
No,
I
don’t
want
anything.
ARIEL.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Captain Cranberry
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Captain Cranberry 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
Line 1
ARIEL.
Line 2
And
you
haven’t
had
a
mouthful
of
supper,
have
you?
Line 3
CYN.
Line 4
No,
I
don’t
want
anything.
Line 5
ARIEL.
Learner Dictionary
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any thing at all
From this reading “No, I don’t want anything.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?”
mouthful
noun
US /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading “And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “No, I don’t want anything.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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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 And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?
any thing at all
From this reading No, I don’t want anything.
ARIEL
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From this reading ARIEL.
CYN
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From this reading CYN.
don't
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From this reading No, I don’t want anything.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?
haven't
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From this reading And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I don’t want anything.
mouthfulnounUS /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?
not any; not one
From this reading No, I don’t want anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading No, I don’t want anything.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you haven’t had a mouthful of supper, have you?
Chapter 2 of Captain Cranberry by Gladys Ruth Bridgham 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.
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Chapter 2 holds 439 sentences of Captain Cranberry, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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