Chapter 2 of Josie O'Gorman is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Josie O'Gorman is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?” Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot. “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.” “Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie. “Not that.
Chapter 2 of Josie O'Gorman is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading “Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading ““Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading ““Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie.”
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading ““Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?””
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without delay or immediately
In this reading “Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.”
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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 “Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie.
later than; following
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
for the reason that
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
above and across; more than
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie.
express in words
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Josie asked Irene after the partners had looked Ursula Ellett over, approved of her and engaged her on the spot.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Thought you had a corner on taste, eh?” laughed Josie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I did not like to because I did not know whether you would think her as beautiful as I do.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading URSULA TELLS HER STORY “Why didn’t you tell us how beautiful she was?”
Chapter 2 of Josie O'Gorman by Emma Speed Sampson holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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