Chapter 2 of Daddy Takes Us Skating is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Daddy Takes Us Skating is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that. "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it." "How could it?" Hal wanted to know. "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Chapter 2 of Daddy Takes Us Skating is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.”
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “"Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “"I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “"Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “"I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.”
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading “THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “"I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.”
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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 "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
lacking funds
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "How could it?"
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
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From this reading Hal wanted to know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How could it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Hal wanted to know.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
immediately past
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hal wanted to know.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Hal wanted to know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
at the time that
From this reading THE NEW SKATES Daddy Blake laughed when Mab said that.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, the bottle is broken," he said, "but it was the ice that broke it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you last night," said Daddy Blake, when the children were at breakfast table a little later, "that heat made things get larger, and that cold made them get smaller.
Chapter 2 of Daddy Takes Us Skating by Howard Roger Garis holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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 73 sentences of Daddy Takes Us Skating, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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