Chapter 2 of Kisington Town is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Kisington Town is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Arthur was not afraid. He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived. And as he strode he whistled. Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling. Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
Chapter 2 of Kisington Town is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.”
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
From this reading “He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.”
make short successive sounds
From this reading “Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.”
make a low noise
From this reading “Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.”
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading “And as he strode he whistled.”
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading “Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.”
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading “Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.”
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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 Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Arthur was not afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as he strode he whistled.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur was not afraid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he strode he whistled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
immediately past
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Arthur was not afraid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
in the near future
From this reading Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.
make short successive sounds
From this reading Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
make a low noise
From this reading Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
up to a particular time
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arthur was not afraid.
in or at the place that
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He strode on manfully until he came to the valley which led up the mountain where the Dragon lived.
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading And as he strode he whistled.
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Presently there was a roar and a rumble and a rattle, and Arthur stopped whistling.
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading Nearer and nearer it came, and at last, down from the rocks writhed the terrible Dragon himself.
Chapter 2 of Kisington Town by Abbie Farwell Brown holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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