Chapter 2 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book. "Primrose! Is that it? Nothing very distinguished, after all. Well, now you can write 'Dear Miss Primrose.'
Chapter 2 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “_HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.”
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading “Nothing very distinguished, after all.”
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading “_HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “_HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “_HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.”
a boy attending school
From this reading “_HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “Well, now you can write 'Dear Miss Primrose.'”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “_HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.”
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In this reading “_HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
later than; following
From this reading Nothing very distinguished, after all.
(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 Nothing very distinguished, after all.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, now you can write 'Dear Miss Primrose.'
dearly loved
From this reading Well, now you can write 'Dear Miss Primrose.'
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading Nothing very distinguished, after all.
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is that it?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Well, now you can write 'Dear Miss Primrose.'
a form of address for a man
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing very distinguished, after all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Well, now you can write 'Dear Miss Primrose.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
a boy attending school
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
precisely as stated
From this reading Nothing very distinguished, after all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, now you can write 'Dear Miss Primrose.'
produce a literary work
From this reading Well, now you can write 'Dear Miss Primrose.'
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading _HOW THE LETTER WAS NOT WRITTEN._ "HER name is Primrose," faltered Mr. Ogilvie, like a schoolboy brought to book.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, now you can write 'Dear Miss Primrose.'
Chapter 2 of Miss Primrose by Agnes Giberne holds 80 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 80 sentences of Miss Primrose, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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