Chapter 2 of My New Home is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of My New Home is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past. I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer. It is 'Naomi.' I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name. My third name is not uncommon.
Chapter 2 of My New Home is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading “WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.”
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading “WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.”
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading “WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.”
the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
From this reading “It is 'Naomi.'”
not divisible by two
From this reading “I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.”
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading “My third name is not uncommon.”
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading “WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
for the reason that
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
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From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is 'Naomi.'
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
From this reading It is 'Naomi.'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My third name is not uncommon.
not divisible by two
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
on the contrary
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I don't mind having it, as I am never called by it, but I don't sign it often because it is such an odd name.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading My third name is not uncommon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have two other Christian names; one of them is rather queer.
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading My third name is not uncommon.
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading WINDY GAP My name is Helena, and I am fourteen past.
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