Chapter 2 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly. The boy turned with an amused smile. “What’s a ‘jimmy’ sign, Hope? One made by Jim?” “N-no, not exactly.
Chapter 2 of Crofton Chums is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “The boy turned with an amused smile.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ““N-no, not exactly.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “The boy turned with an amused smile.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One made by Jim?”
a small house with a single story
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
with delight
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “N-no, not exactly.
a young female
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “What’s a ‘jimmy’ sign, Hope?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One made by Jim?”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One made by Jim?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “N-no, not exactly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “N-no, not exactly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One made by Jim?”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNNYWOOD COTTAGE “It’s a perfectly jimmy sign!” declared the girl delightedly.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s a ‘jimmy’ sign, Hope?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy turned with an amused smile.
Chapter 2 of Crofton Chums by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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 292 sentences of Crofton Chums, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Crofton Chums by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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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