Chapter 2 of Herbert Carter's Legacy is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Herbert Carter's Legacy is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running. “Well, mother, what is it?” he asked. “Uncle Herbert is dead,” she answered. “When did he die?” “Yesterday morning.
Chapter 2 of Herbert Carter's Legacy is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.”
gotten under control
From this reading “WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““When did he die?””
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ““Uncle Herbert is dead,” she answered.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““Yesterday morning.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Uncle Herbert is dead,” she answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Well, mother, what is it?” he asked.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
gotten under control
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
a small house with a single story
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Uncle Herbert is dead,” she answered.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “When did he die?”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “When did he die?”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, mother, what is it?” he asked.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, mother, what is it?” he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, mother, what is it?” he asked.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Yesterday morning.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Well, mother, what is it?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Uncle Herbert is dead,” she answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Uncle Herbert is dead,” she answered.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, mother, what is it?” he asked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
at the time that
From this reading “When did he die?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED Half an hour later, Herbert reentered the cottage, breathless with running.
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Yesterday morning.
Chapter 2 of Herbert Carter's Legacy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 115 sentences of Herbert Carter's Legacy, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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