Chapter 2 of Mam'selle Jo is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Mam'selle Jo is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type. "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak." Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him. "Nick, the little red cow is about to calve. What do you think of that?"
Chapter 2 of Mam'selle Jo is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person who is being chased
From this reading “Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.”
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “"Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."”
a farm building for housing poultry
From this reading “Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “"Nick, the little red cow is about to calve.”
the first light of day
From this reading “"Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."”
marked for certain death
From this reading “Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.”
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading “"Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."”
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 “"Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."”
In this reading “"Nick, the little red cow is about to calve.”
In this reading “"Nick, the little red cow is about to calve.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “What do you think of that?"”
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 "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Nick, the little red cow is about to calve.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
anew
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
release ice
From this reading "Nick, the little red cow is about to calve.
a person who is being chased
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
a farm building for housing poultry
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading "Nick, the little red cow is about to calve.
the first light of day
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of that?"
marked for certain death
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
your parents
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
adult female chicken
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nick, the little red cow is about to calve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Nick, the little red cow is about to calve.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
not any; not one
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What do you think of that?"
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Nick, the little red cow is about to calve.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What do you think of that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What do you think of that?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
two times
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading States’ folks, Jo had in mind, the easy-going summer type.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
in a moral manner
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Chicken twice a week, hereafter, and no getting up before daybreak."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think of that?"
at the time that
From this reading Nick had chased the doomed hen to the coop and was virtuously returning when his mistress again addressed him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think of that?"
Chapter 2 of Mam'selle Jo by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Mam'selle Jo, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Mam'selle Jo by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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