Chapter 2 of Captain January is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Captain January is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!” Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge. “You _must_ listen!” said the child, sternly. “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads. And you ought _not_ to be rude, Imogen!”
Chapter 2 of Captain January is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading ““Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!””
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading “Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.”
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading ““First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading ““First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading ““Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!””
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading ““You _must_ listen!” said the child, sternly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you ought _not_ to be rude, Imogen!”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “You _must_ listen!” said the child, sternly.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
hear with intention
From this reading “You _must_ listen!” said the child, sternly.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You _must_ listen!” said the child, sternly.
not any; not one
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And you ought _not_ to be rude, Imogen!”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “You _must_ listen!” said the child, sternly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Imogen looked up meekly, but made no attempt to deny the charge.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
precisely as stated
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
at the time that
From this reading “First place, it's beautiful: and besides, it's very rude not to listen when people reads.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Imogen!” said Star, looking up from her book, “I don't believe you have been listening!”
Chapter 2 of Captain January by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 194 sentences of Captain January, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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