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Miss Billy — Married

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Miss Billy — Married is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter • Curated US English Learning Edition

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On the first Sunday after the wedding Pete came up-stairs to tell his master, William, that Mrs. Stetson wanted to see him in the drawing-room.

William went down at once.

“Well, Aunt Hannah,” he began, reaching out a cordial hand.

“Why, what's the matter?” he broke off concernedly, as he caught a clearer view of the little old lady's drawn face and troubled eyes.

“William, it's silly, of course,” cried Aunt Hannah, tremulously, “but I simply had to go to some one.

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Chapter II Reading 1/32

Miss Billy — Married

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Miss Billy — Married is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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On the first Sunday after the wedding Pete came up-stairs to tell his master, William, that Mrs. Stetson wanted to see him in the drawing-room.

Line 2

William went down at once.

Line 3

“Well, Aunt Hannah,” he began, reaching out a cordial hand.

Line 4

“Why, what's the matter?” he broke off concernedly, as he caught a clearer view of the little old lady's drawn face and troubled eyes.

Line 5

“William, it's silly, of course,” cried Aunt Hannah, tremulously, “but I simply had to go to some one.

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a

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after

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and

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as

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at

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Aunt

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began

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broke

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but

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came

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caught

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clearer

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concernedly

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cordial

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course

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cried

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down

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drawing-room

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drawn

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eyes

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face

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first

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go

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had

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hand

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Hannah

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he

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him

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his

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I

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in

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it's

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lady's

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little

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master

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matter

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Mrs

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of

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off

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old

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On

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once

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one

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out

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Pete

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reaching

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see

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silly

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simply

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some

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Stetson

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Sunday

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tell

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that

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the

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to

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tremulously

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troubled

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up-stairs

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view

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wanted

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wedding

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Well

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went

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what's

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Why

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William

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Chapter 2 of Miss Billy — Married by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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