Chapter 2 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DRAFTED. MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea. "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie! The child's worth half a dozen of her. After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
Chapter 2 of Kathie's Soldiers is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “ada” — an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading “MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.”
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading “MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The child's worth half a dozen of her.”
past form of “draft” — draw up an outline or sketch for something
From this reading “DRAFTED.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “"Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “"Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!”
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “"Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!”
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading “MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.”
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In this reading “MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.”
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
In this reading “After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.”
In this reading “MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.”
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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 MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
possessive form of “ada” — an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
later than; following
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The child's worth half a dozen of her.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The child's worth half a dozen of her.
past form of “draft” — draw up an outline or sketch for something
From this reading DRAFTED.
take in liquids
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
a young female
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The child's worth half a dozen of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
not any; not one
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
above and across; more than
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After all, there's no place like the country to bring up boys and girls."
at the time that
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading "Ah," said Grandmother Darrell, wiping her glasses, "she's no such a girl as Kathie!
the state of being an adult woman
From this reading MISS JESSIE smiled a little at Ada's assumption of womanhood when the two girls came over to drink tea.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The child's worth half a dozen of her.
Chapter 2 of Kathie's Soldiers by Amanda M. Douglas holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 214 sentences of Kathie's Soldiers, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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