Chapter 2 of Little Aliens is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Little Aliens is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Liked it!" she echoed. "Why, I was simply delighted." "Und s'prised?" questioned Morris. "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction. "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
Chapter 2 of Little Aliens is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading “"I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.”
a name given to a product or service
From this reading “"A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.”
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “"I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.”
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “"I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Liked it!" she echoed.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “"Und s'prised?" questioned Morris.”
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “"A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Und s'prised?" questioned Morris.”
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 was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.”
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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 "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
(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 "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
the act of burning something
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
greatly pleased
From this reading "Why, I was simply delighted."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Liked it!" she echoed.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, I was simply delighted."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Liked it!" she echoed.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading "Liked it!" she echoed.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading "Und s'prised?" questioned Morris.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Und s'prised?" questioned Morris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Und s'prised?" questioned Morris.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Liked it!" she echoed.
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, I was simply delighted."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Und s'prised?" questioned Morris.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, I was simply delighted."
in or at the place that
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I was simply delighted."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was never more so in all my long, long life," answered Constance Bailey with entire conviction.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A BRAND FROM THE BURNING" "Where did you get him?" said the Principal.
Chapter 2 of Little Aliens by Myra Kelly holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 444 sentences of Little Aliens, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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