Chapter 2 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COAL (_drawing; reading from slip_). "Who gets this must lay the table nicely." SAUSAGE (_reading from last slip_). "Who gets this must bring the wood." Well, that pleases me!
Chapter 2 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “COAL (_drawing; reading from slip_).”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “"Who gets this must lay the table nicely."”
in a nice way
From this reading “"Who gets this must lay the table nicely."”
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Well, that pleases me!”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “COAL (_drawing; reading from slip_).”
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading “SAUSAGE (_reading from last slip_).”
move stealthily
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Who gets this must bring the wood."
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading COAL (_drawing; reading from slip_).
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading COAL (_drawing; reading from slip_).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading COAL (_drawing; reading from slip_).
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "Who gets this must lay the table nicely."
immediately past
From this reading SAUSAGE (_reading from last slip_).
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Who gets this must lay the table nicely."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, that pleases me!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Who gets this must lay the table nicely."
in a nice way
From this reading "Who gets this must lay the table nicely."
third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Well, that pleases me!
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading COAL (_drawing; reading from slip_).
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading SAUSAGE (_reading from last slip_).
move stealthily
From this reading COAL (_drawing; reading from slip_).
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Who gets this must lay the table nicely."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, that pleases me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who gets this must lay the table nicely."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who gets this must lay the table nicely."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, that pleases me!
which person or people
From this reading "Who gets this must lay the table nicely."
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "Who gets this must bring the wood."
Chapter 2 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form by Augusta Stevenson holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form by Augusta Stevenson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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