Chapter 2 of Mr. Wicker's Window is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mr. Wicker's Window is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade. Mike was all right. Chris liked him. "Hya, Chris!" "Hi, Mike!"
Chapter 2 of Mr. Wicker's Window is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.”
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading “Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.”
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading “Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Chris liked him.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Mike was all right.”
an educational institution
From this reading “Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.”
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.
(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 Mike was all right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chris liked him.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hi, Mike!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chris liked him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hya, Chris!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Chris liked him.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Mike was all right.
an educational institution
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mike was in his class at public school, the eighth grade.
Chapter 2 of Mr. Wicker's Window by Carley Dawson holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 148 sentences of Mr. Wicker's Window, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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