Chapter 2 of Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger. "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all." "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan. "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger. "I tol' you!
Chapter 2 of Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 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.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “"Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.”
the lower side of anything
From this reading “"No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.”
the season of growth
From this reading “"No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."”
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “"But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
later than; following
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
(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 "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
the lower side of anything
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tol' you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
not any; not one
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
the season of growth
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No matter how big it looks, it's nothing but the bottom of the spring after all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't bother about that," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tol' you!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But how are we to get out, please?" asked Sweetest Susan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The same way you came in," said Mr. Thimblefinger.
Chapter 2 of Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer by Joel Chandler Harris holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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