Chapter 2 of Michael O'Halloran is here in full — 658 sentences across 132 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Michael O'Halloran is here in full — 658 sentences across 132 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches. He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness. His heart beat wildly. "Aw you poor kid! You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
Chapter 2 of Michael O'Halloran is here in full — 658 sentences across 132 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Aw you poor kid!”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “_S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.”
plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading “_S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “_S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.”
careful consideration
From this reading “_S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “His heart beat wildly.”
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moving forward
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw you poor kid!
aroused or activated
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading His heart beat wildly.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
an established custom
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His heart beat wildly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Aw you poor kid!
without good reason
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
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 _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Aw you poor kid!
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He slipped into his clothing and advancing peered at her through the grayness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
careful consideration
From this reading _S.O.S._ Mickey, his responsibility weighing upon him, slept lightly and awakened early, his first thought of Peaches.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading You poor little kid!" he whispered to himself as he had fallen into the habit of doing for company.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading His heart beat wildly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aw you poor kid!
Chapter 2 of Michael O'Halloran by Gene Stratton-Porter holds 658 sentences, grouped into 132 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 658 sentences of Michael O'Halloran, unabridged, divided into 132 reading sections.
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