Chapter 2 of Captain June is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Captain June is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth! What made them black? What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for? What are they ringing the bell for?" Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
Chapter 2 of Captain June is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “What are they ringing the bell for?"”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.”
possessive form of “june” — the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “What are they ringing the bell for?"”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “"SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.”
a woman who is old
In this reading “"SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!”
a youthful female person
In this reading “What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!”
a window in a car
In this reading “Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.”
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(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 Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
react verbally
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are they ringing the bell for?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading What are they ringing the bell for?"
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?
possessive form of “june” — the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What made them black?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
on one occasion
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading What are they ringing the bell for?"
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From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What have the little girls got flowers in their hair for?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What made them black?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What are they ringing the bell for?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What made them black?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Seki San sitting on her heels at the car window tried to answer all June's questions at once.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "SEKI SAN, look at the old woman with black teeth!
Chapter 2 of Captain June by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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 70 sentences of Captain June, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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