Chapter 2 of Letty and the Twins is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Letty and the Twins is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming. “How fast we are going!” “Ho,” exclaimed Christopher, “it’s not so fast. Not so awfully fast, is it, grandfather? I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
Chapter 2 of Letty and the Twins is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Not so awfully fast, is it, grandfather?”
cheerful and bright
From this reading “ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.”
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading ““Ho,” exclaimed Christopher, “it’s not so fast.”
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading “ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading “ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.”
In this reading “ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How fast we are going!”
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Not so awfully fast, is it, grandfather?
cheerful and bright
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “Ho,” exclaimed Christopher, “it’s not so fast.
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Ho,” exclaimed Christopher, “it’s not so fast.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “How fast we are going!”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
the act of departing
From this reading “How fast we are going!”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Not so awfully fast, is it, grandfather?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading “Ho,” exclaimed Christopher, “it’s not so fast.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How fast we are going!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not so awfully fast, is it, grandfather?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ho,” exclaimed Christopher, “it’s not so fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
and nothing more
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ho,” exclaimed Christopher, “it’s not so fast.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
reflecting optimism
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ho,” exclaimed Christopher, “it’s not so fast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARRIVING AT THE FARM “Oh, Kit, isn’t it just fun!” cried Jane, her rosy, chubby face beaming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d like to go about sixty miles an hour.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “How fast we are going!”
Chapter 2 of Letty and the Twins by Helen Sherman Griffith holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 180 sentences of Letty and the Twins, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Letty and the Twins by Helen Sherman Griffith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 180 sentences, grouped into 36 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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