Chapter 2 of Little Miss Oddity 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 Little Miss Oddity is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?” Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in. “You can’t guess,” he returned. “Down by the wharf?” Jerry shook his head.
Chapter 2 of Little Miss Oddity is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in.”
-ing form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading “Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?””
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““You can’t guess,” he returned.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading ““You can’t guess,” he returned.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Jerry shook his head.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading ““Down by the wharf?””
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 “IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?””
In this reading “IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?””
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(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 IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?”
-ing form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Down by the wharf?”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can’t guess,” he returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Down by the wharf?”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “You can’t guess,” he returned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You can’t guess,” he returned.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jerry shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerry shook his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Cassy asked as Jerry came blundering in.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “You can’t guess,” he returned.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Jerry shook his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “Down by the wharf?”
in or at the place that
From this reading IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN THE GARDEN “Where have you been all day?”
Chapter 2 of Little Miss Oddity by Amy Ella Blanchard 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 Little Miss Oddity, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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