Chapter 2 of Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories is here in full — 545 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories is here in full — 545 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'We're well,' said the ducks. 'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims. Would you like to join us? It's just tea time.' "'Tea time, eh?' said Mr. Plain Sparrow.
Chapter 2 of Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories is here in full — 545 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
From this reading “'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.”
take in liquids
From this reading “'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.”
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “"'We're well,' said the ducks.”
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “Would you like to join us?”
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading “"'Tea time, eh?' said Mr. Plain Sparrow.”
plural of “swim” — the act of swimming
From this reading “'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “It's just tea time.'”
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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 'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading 'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.
the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
From this reading 'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.
take in liquids
From this reading 'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading "'We're well,' said the ducks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tea time, eh?' said Mr. Plain Sparrow.
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading 'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's just tea time.'
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Would you like to join us?
and nothing more
From this reading It's just tea time.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Would you like to join us?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "'Tea time, eh?' said Mr. Plain Sparrow.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "'Tea time, eh?' said Mr. Plain Sparrow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'We're well,' said the ducks.
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading "'Tea time, eh?' said Mr. Plain Sparrow.
plural of “swim” — the act of swimming
From this reading 'We're enjoying a cooling drink between swims.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading It's just tea time.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'We're well,' said the ducks.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It's just tea time.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would you like to join us?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would you like to join us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'We're well,' said the ducks.
(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 "'We're well,' said the ducks.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to join us?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you like to join us?
Chapter 2 of Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories by Mary Graham Bonner holds 545 sentences, grouped into 109 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 545 sentences of Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories, unabridged, divided into 109 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories by Mary Graham Bonner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 545 sentences, grouped into 109 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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