Chapter 2 of How To Have Bird Neighbors is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 2 of How To Have Bird Neighbors by S. Louise (Susanna Louise) Patteson holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of How To Have Bird Neighbors, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of How To Have Bird Neighbors is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous. The others usually follow close after him. It was so with these bluebirds. And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes. She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
Chapter 2 of How To Have Bird Neighbors is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “The others usually follow close after him.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “It was so with these bluebirds.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
later than; following
From this reading The others usually follow close after him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was so with these bluebirds.
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From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others usually follow close after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others usually follow close after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The others usually follow close after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so with these bluebirds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others usually follow close after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
above and across; more than
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did it by calling, “Dear dear,” and flying back and forth between the little house and the bushes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so with these bluebirds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was so with these bluebirds.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as they came out, one after another, Mother coaxed them over to the thornapple bushes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others usually follow close after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the first little bird to leave a nest must be very courageous.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so with these bluebirds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was so with these bluebirds.
