Chapter 2 of Cathalina at Greycliff is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Cathalina at Greycliff is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair. “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today! I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!” “Just as soon as your brother comes home, Miss Cathalina. I heard her say so yesterday.”
Chapter 2 of Cathalina at Greycliff is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!””
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading ““Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!”
a female domestic
From this reading “CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!””
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.”
the present time or age
From this reading ““Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I heard her say so yesterday.””
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.
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In this reading “CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading ““Just as soon as your brother comes home, Miss Cathalina.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Just as soon as your brother comes home, Miss Cathalina.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Just as soon as your brother comes home, Miss Cathalina.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Just as soon as your brother comes home, Miss Cathalina.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!”
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 CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard her say so yesterday.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I heard her say so yesterday.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Just as soon as your brother comes home, Miss Cathalina.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!
and nothing more
From this reading “Just as soon as your brother comes home, Miss Cathalina.
a female domestic
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Just as soon as your brother comes home, Miss Cathalina.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!”
express in words
From this reading I heard her say so yesterday.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!
in the near future
From this reading I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!”
the present time or age
From this reading “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Do it up high, Etta; it is so hot today!
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CATHALINA VAN BUSKIRK The maid was doing Cathalina Van Buskirk’s sunny brown hair.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope Mother will decide to go to the mountains soon!”
the day immediately before today
From this reading I heard her say so yesterday.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Just as soon as your brother comes home, Miss Cathalina.
Chapter 2 of Cathalina at Greycliff by Harriet Pyne Grove holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 170 sentences of Cathalina at Greycliff, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Cathalina at Greycliff by Harriet Pyne Grove exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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