Chapter 2 of Mabel Wynn is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mabel Wynn is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORK. "O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd! To do thy will we come." "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk. "You know I am a fresh recruit.
Chapter 2 of Mabel Wynn is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “"I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “"You know I am a fresh recruit.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “"O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd!”
-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.”
with little or no delay
From this reading “"I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.”
register formally as a participant or member
From this reading “"You know I am a fresh recruit.”
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading “"I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.”
possessive form of “superintendent” — a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading “"I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.”
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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 "You know I am a fresh recruit.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You know I am a fresh recruit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To do thy will we come."
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do thy will we come."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "You know I am a fresh recruit.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd!
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading "O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know I am a fresh recruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know I am a fresh recruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd!
-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
with little or no delay
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
register formally as a participant or member
From this reading "You know I am a fresh recruit.
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd!
possessive form of “superintendent” — a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading To do thy will we come."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To do thy will we come."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To do thy will we come."
belonging to which person
From this reading "O thou whose call our hearts has stirr'd!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To do thy will we come."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WORK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm here," began Mabel Wynn, in her bright way, presenting herself promptly the next Sabbath at the superintendent's desk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know I am a fresh recruit.
Chapter 2 of Mabel Wynn by Faye Huntington holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 104 sentences of Mabel Wynn, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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