Chapter 2 of Mary — A Nursery Story for Very Little Children is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mary — A Nursery Story for Very Little Children is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mary stood quite still. She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her. "Her's got ears," she said at last. "Of course she has," said the strange nurse. "You wouldn't like her to be deaf?"
Chapter 2 of Mary — A Nursery Story for Very Little Children is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.”
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “"You wouldn't like her to be deaf?"”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “"Her's got ears," she said at last.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mary stood quite still.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"Of course she has," said the strange nurse.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"Of course she has," said the strange nurse.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course she has," said the strange nurse.”
In this reading “She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.”
In this reading “She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.”
In this reading “Mary stood quite still.”
In this reading “She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
(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 She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You wouldn't like her to be deaf?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course she has," said the strange nurse.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading "You wouldn't like her to be deaf?"
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Her's got ears," she said at last.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
set up or found
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Her's got ears," she said at last.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course she has," said the strange nurse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Her's got ears," she said at last.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
and nothing more
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
immediately past
From this reading "Her's got ears," she said at last.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You wouldn't like her to be deaf?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary stood quite still.
a particular point in time
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "Of course she has," said the strange nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course she has," said the strange nurse.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Mary stood quite still.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Her's got ears," she said at last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
not in physical motion
From this reading Mary stood quite still.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mary stood quite still.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Of course she has," said the strange nurse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You wouldn't like her to be deaf?"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading She felt as if she could stay there all day just looking at the baby--every moment she found out some new wonder about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wouldn't like her to be deaf?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wouldn't like her to be deaf?"
Chapter 2 of Mary — A Nursery Story for Very Little Children by Mrs. Molesworth holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 451 sentences of Mary — A Nursery Story for Very Little Children, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Mary — A Nursery Story for Very Little Children by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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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