Chapter 2 of Little Sky-High is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Little Sky-High is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story. THE SELF-RESPECTING DONKEY. There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do. Such wear good clothes. You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
Chapter 2 of Little Sky-High is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading “So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.”
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “THE SELF-RESPECTING DONKEY.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.”
having or showing self-esteem
From this reading “THE SELF-RESPECTING DONKEY.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.”
be dressed in
From this reading “Such wear good clothes.”
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading “You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
clothing in general
From this reading Such wear good clothes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading THE SELF-RESPECTING DONKEY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Such wear good clothes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
a social unit living together
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
on one occasion
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
having or showing self-esteem
From this reading THE SELF-RESPECTING DONKEY.
(with verb “to blow”) destroyed completely; blown apart or to pieces
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such wear good clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SELF-RESPECTING DONKEY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Sky-High began to relate an old Chinese household story.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
be dressed in
From this reading Such wear good clothes.
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
which person or people
From this reading There was once a Donkey who had great respect for himself, as many people do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may know what a man thinks of himself by the clothes he wears.
Chapter 2 of Little Sky-High by Hezekiah Butterworth holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Little Sky-High, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Little Sky-High by Hezekiah Butterworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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