Chapter 2 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Fairy Godmother._ You'll see. Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden? _Cinderella._ Yes, I think so. I saw one there yesterday. _Fairy Godmother._ Go, get it for me.
Chapter 2 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading “Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?”
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “_Fairy Godmother._ You'll see.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?”
a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading “Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I saw one there yesterday.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading _Fairy Godmother._ You'll see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Fairy Godmother._ Go, get it for me.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Fairy Godmother._ Go, get it for me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Fairy Godmother._ Go, get it for me.
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading _Fairy Godmother._ You'll see.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Cinderella._ Yes, I think so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Fairy Godmother._ Go, get it for me.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I saw one there yesterday.
a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw one there yesterday.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Fairy Godmother._ You'll see.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Cinderella._ Yes, I think so.
express in words
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
in or at that place or location
From this reading I saw one there yesterday.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Cinderella._ Yes, I think so.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
an affirmative
From this reading _Cinderella._ Yes, I think so.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I saw one there yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell me, Cinderella, have you a big yellow pumpkin in the kitchen garden?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fairy Godmother._ You'll see.
Chapter 2 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 458 sentences of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
Work through the 92 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 92 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2333 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27764 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #27764, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 194 minutes of reading across 467 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 5 chapters of Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
