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Fairy Prince and Other Stories

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."
I almost died with shame.
Carol almost died with shame.
In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!
Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.
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Fairy Prince and Other Stories

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."
Line 2
I almost died with shame.
/aɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst daɪd wɪð ʃeɪm/
Line 3
Carol almost died with shame.
/ˈkærəl ˈɔːlmoʊst daɪd wɪð ʃeɪm/
Line 4
In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!
Line 5
Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.

Learner Dictionary

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.

bloom noun US /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading “"My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."”

bloomed verb US /bluːmd/

past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers

From this reading “In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!”

Carol noun US /ˈkærəl/

joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

From this reading “Carol almost died with shame.”

died verb US /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “I almost died with shame.”

generosity noun US /ˌdʒenərˈɑːsəti/

the trait of being willing to give your money or time

From this reading “In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!”

jumped verb US /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.”

shame noun US /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading “I almost died with shame.”

Willard noun US /ˈwɪlərd/

United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)

From this reading “"My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

into the dining-room preposition + article + noun counted as “into … dining-room”

In this reading “Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.”

jumped up verb + adjective counted as “jump up”

In this reading “Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.”

ran into verb + particle counted as “run into”

be beset by

In this reading “Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.”

with shame preposition + noun

In this reading “I almost died with shame.”

All words in this reading · 44

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.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading I almost died with shame.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

bloomnounUS /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

bloomedverbUS /bluːmd/

past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

CarolnounUS /ˈkærəl/

joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

From this reading Carol almost died with shame.

Derry

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading I almost died with shame.

dining-roomnoun

a room used for dining

From this reading Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.

generositynounUS /ˌdʒenərˈɑːsəti/

the trait of being willing to give your money or time

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

gold-budded

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

hadn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I almost died with shame.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.

leastadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.

Rosalee

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading I almost died with shame.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

splendiferousness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Rosalee jumped up very suddenly and ran into the dining-room.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

WillardnounUS /ˈwɪlərd/

United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

Willard's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In all that splendiferousness, in all that generosity, poor Derry Willard's gold-budded wish was the only one that hadn't at least bloomed into _something_!

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I almost died with shame.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "My wish," said young Derry Willard, "seems to have been the only one that--didn't bloom."

Chapter 2 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.

What does chapter 2 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories contain?

Chapter 2 holds 423 sentences of Fairy Prince and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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