Chapter 2 of How Janice Day Won is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of How Janice Day Won is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"TALKY" DEXTER, INDEED! The moments of suspense were hard to bear. There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father. She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty. There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
Chapter 2 of How Janice Day Won is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “coast” — the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.”
on or starting from the wearer's right
From this reading “"TALKY" DEXTER, INDEED!”
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading “There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.”
being all around the edges; enclosing
From this reading “She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “The moments of suspense were hard to bear.”
full of trivial conversation
From this reading “"TALKY" DEXTER, INDEED!”
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading “She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.”
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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 There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
have
From this reading The moments of suspense were hard to bear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
plural of “coast” — the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
on or starting from the wearer's right
From this reading "TALKY" DEXTER, INDEED!
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
the act of departing
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
come to pass
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The moments of suspense were hard to bear.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "TALKY" DEXTER, INDEED!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading The moments of suspense were hard to bear.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moments of suspense were hard to bear.
many times at short intervals
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
being all around the edges; enclosing
From this reading She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading The moments of suspense were hard to bear.
full of trivial conversation
From this reading "TALKY" DEXTER, INDEED!
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moments of suspense were hard to bear.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moments of suspense were hard to bear.
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading She always dreamed of him as a mariner skirting the coasts of Uncertainty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The moments of suspense were hard to bear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was no telling, as Aunt 'Mira often said, what was going to happen to Broxton Day next.
at the time that
From this reading There was always a fluttering at Janice's heart when she received a letter from her father.
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