Chapter 2 of Half-Past Seven Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Half-Past Seven Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pshaw! It isn't deep at all. It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse." Then there _was_ trouble. They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
Chapter 2 of Half-Past Seven Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 20/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 96–100
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cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."”
containing or composed of fat
From this reading “They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.”
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading “They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.”
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 “It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.”
plural of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.”
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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 It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."
(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 It isn't deep at all.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It isn't deep at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It isn't deep at all.
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."
divisible by two
From this reading It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."
containing or composed of fat
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't deep at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn't deep at all.
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
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 It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw!
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
cut with a saw
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there _was_ trouble.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there _was_ trouble.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
plural of “tom” — male cat
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Then there _was_ trouble.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then there _was_ trouble.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading They heard shouts along the shore, and, looking back, saw Fatty Hamm, Reddy Toms, and Sammy Soapstone, jumping around like wild Indians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wouldn't drown a rat--not even a little mouse."
Chapter 2 of Half-Past Seven Stories by Robert Gordon Anderson holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of Half-Past Seven Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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