Chapter 2 of Maggie's Wish is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Maggie's Wish is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie. * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on. Maggie wished she could just jump on the way Dad did. One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring. "Hello!"
Chapter 2 of Maggie's Wish is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “"I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “* * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello!"”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Maggie wished she could just jump on the way Dad did.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “* * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.”
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.”
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading “One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.”
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.
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get up on the back of
In this reading “Maggie wished she could just jump on the way Dad did.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
(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'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Maggie wished she could just jump on the way Dad did.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Maggie wished she could just jump on the way Dad did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello!"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Maggie wished she could just jump on the way Dad did.
and nothing more
From this reading Maggie wished she could just jump on the way Dad did.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I'm glad the cows don't act like that all the time," said Maggie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * The more Maggie rode Molly, the better she liked the big horse, but now Dad was too busy to help her get on.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Maggie wished she could just jump on the way Dad did.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One day Maggie went to the pasture to visit the horses, and they were lying on their sides snoring.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Maggie wished she could just jump on the way Dad did.
Chapter 2 of Maggie's Wish by Marilyn D. Anderson holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
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