Chapter 2 of New Chronicles of Rebecca is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of New Chronicles of Rebecca is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there? Isn't that awful?” “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either. We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.” “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
Chapter 2 of New Chronicles of Rebecca is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Isn't that awful?””
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading ““Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading ““I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading ““There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?”
in a softened tone
From this reading ““Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.”
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading ““There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.””
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading ““There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?”
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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 “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Isn't that awful?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
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From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
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From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
in a softened tone
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
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From this reading Isn't that awful?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
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From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
not any; not one
From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
no person; not anyone
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
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From this reading “I s'pose not; and oh, Emma Jane, no flowers either.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isn't that awful?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
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From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might get those for her if there's nobody else to do it.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
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From this reading “There won't be any funeral or ministers or singing here, will there?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you dare put them on to her?” asked Emma Jane, in a hushed voice.
Chapter 2 of New Chronicles of Rebecca by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 159 sentences of New Chronicles of Rebecca, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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