Chapter 2 of Divided Skates is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Divided Skates is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONFLICTING IDEAS. Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap. "Um'm. Home. That's where folks live that has 'em.
Chapter 2 of Divided Skates is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.”
in disagreement
From this reading “CONFLICTING IDEAS.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.”
your parents
From this reading “That's where folks live that has 'em.”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “CONFLICTING IDEAS.”
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading “Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.”
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading “Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
in disagreement
From this reading CONFLICTING IDEAS.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
a quad with a square body
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
your parents
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Home.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading CONFLICTING IDEAS.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Um'm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Towsley was now fully awake; and, what was better, he seemed to have lost his shyness during his nap.
in or at the place that
From this reading That's where folks live that has 'em.
Chapter 2 of Divided Skates by Evelyn Raymond holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 383 sentences of Divided Skates, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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