Chapter 2 of Daddy-Long-Legs is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Daddy-Long-Legs is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I made an awful mistake the first day. Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman. That joke has gone all over college. But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them! Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
Chapter 2 of Daddy-Long-Legs is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!”
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “That joke has gone all over college.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “That joke has gone all over college.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I made an awful mistake the first day.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.”
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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 Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
(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 That joke has gone all over college.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I made an awful mistake the first day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading I made an awful mistake the first day.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading That joke has gone all over college.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I made an awful mistake the first day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I made an awful mistake the first day.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
destroyed or killed
From this reading That joke has gone all over college.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That joke has gone all over college.
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From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made an awful mistake the first day.
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From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
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From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading That joke has gone all over college.
and nothing more
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made an awful mistake the first day.
Belgian playwright (1862-1949)
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I made an awful mistake the first day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
above and across; more than
From this reading That joke has gone all over college.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That joke has gone all over college.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I made an awful mistake the first day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But anyway, I'm just as bright in class as any of the others--and brighter than some of them!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somebody mentioned Maurice Maeterlinck, and I asked if she was a Freshman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you care to know how I've furnished my room?
Chapter 2 of Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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