Chapter 2 of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.” The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command. “Ain't this-here Wednesday?” he asked sharply. “Yes; to-day is Wednesday. Hurry up or your water will get cold.”
Chapter 2 of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading “The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.”
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.””
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.”
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading “THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.””
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading “The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading ““Ain't this-here Wednesday?” he asked sharply.”
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.””
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From this reading “Ain't this-here Wednesday?” he asked sharply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Ain't this-here Wednesday?” he asked sharply.
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Hurry up or your water will get cold.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ain't this-here Wednesday?” he asked sharply.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry up or your water will get cold.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes; to-day is Wednesday.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hurry up or your water will get cold.”
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Ain't this-here Wednesday?” he asked sharply.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain't this-here Wednesday?” he asked sharply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; to-day is Wednesday.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Hurry up or your water will get cold.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Ain't this-here Wednesday?” he asked sharply.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The child's sleepy eyes popped wide open at this astounding command.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Hurry up or your water will get cold.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; to-day is Wednesday.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WILLING WORKER “Get up, William,” said Miss Minerva, “and come with me to the bath-room; I have fixed your bath.”
Chapter 2 of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Frances Boyd Calhoun holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 78 sentences of Miss Minerva and William Green Hill, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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