Chapter 2 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly. "But why? I thought she hated cats, Sam." "Mice," said Sam. "Traps no good.
Chapter 2 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “I thought she hated cats, Sam."”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “I thought she hated cats, Sam."”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.”
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “"Mice," said Sam.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “I thought she hated cats, Sam."”
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading “SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.”
plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “"Traps no good.”
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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 SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why?
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading I thought she hated cats, Sam."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Traps no good.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading I thought she hated cats, Sam."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought she hated cats, Sam."
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading "Mice," said Sam.
not any; not one
From this reading "Traps no good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.
recurring again and again
From this reading SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mice," said Sam.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading I thought she hated cats, Sam."
an educational institution
From this reading SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought she hated cats, Sam."
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought she hated cats, Sam."
plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading "Traps no good.
in an incredulous manner
From this reading SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading SCHOOL SUPPLIES "Norah wanted a cat!" repeated Meg unbelievingly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why?
Chapter 2 of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School by Mabel C. Hawley holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 138 sentences of Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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