Chapter 2 of Hurrah for New England! is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Hurrah for New England! is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUR MESSMATES. FROM PIDGIE TO HIS COUSIN BENNIE. Bay of Fundy, July 9th, 1846. O Bennie, how I wish you were here! You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
Chapter 2 of Hurrah for New England! is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “Bay of Fundy, July 9th, 1846.”
a form of amphetamine
From this reading “FROM PIDGIE TO HIS COUSIN BENNIE.”
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “Bay of Fundy, July 9th, 1846.”
possessive form of “mason” — American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading “You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?”
a small lake
From this reading “You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?”
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From this reading Bay of Fundy, July 9th, 1846.
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From this reading Bay of Fundy, July 9th, 1846.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Bay of Fundy, July 9th, 1846.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
a form of amphetamine
From this reading FROM PIDGIE TO HIS COUSIN BENNIE.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading FROM PIDGIE TO HIS COUSIN BENNIE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM PIDGIE TO HIS COUSIN BENNIE.
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From this reading Bay of Fundy, July 9th, 1846.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading O Bennie, how I wish you were here!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FROM PIDGIE TO HIS COUSIN BENNIE.
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From this reading O Bennie, how I wish you were here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O Bennie, how I wish you were here!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Bay of Fundy, July 9th, 1846.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
possessive form of “mason” — American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUR MESSMATES.
a form of address for a man
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Bennie, how I wish you were here!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bay of Fundy, July 9th, 1846.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR MESSMATES.
above and across; more than
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PIDGIE TO HIS COUSIN BENNIE.
a small lake
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM PIDGIE TO HIS COUSIN BENNIE.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O Bennie, how I wish you were here!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading O Bennie, how I wish you were here!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You used to enjoy so much skulling around that little pond of Mr. Mason's in his flat boat, what would you do to be bounding over the water as we are now?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O Bennie, how I wish you were here!
Chapter 2 of Hurrah for New England! by Cornelia L. (Cornelia Louisa) Tuthill holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 68 sentences of Hurrah for New England!, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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