Chapter 2 of Old Kaskaskia is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Old Kaskaskia is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come." "Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?" "Why do you not stop yours, mademoiselle?" "I haven't spoken a word but sh! I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
Chapter 2 of Old Kaskaskia is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"Why do you not stop yours, mademoiselle?"”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “"Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?"”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “"I haven't spoken a word but sh!”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?"”
hard to endure
From this reading “I have been trying my best to quiet them all."”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Why do you not stop yours, mademoiselle?"”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I haven't spoken a word but sh!
(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 I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I haven't spoken a word but sh!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you not stop yours, mademoiselle?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't spoken a word but sh!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't spoken a word but sh!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Why do you not stop yours, mademoiselle?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why do you not stop yours, mademoiselle?"
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't spoken a word but sh!
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "I haven't spoken a word but sh!
not in physical motion
From this reading "Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
hard to endure
From this reading I have been trying my best to quiet them all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I haven't spoken a word but sh!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Girls, if you won't be still, somebody will come."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Clarice Vigo, why don't you stop your noise?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Why do you not stop yours, mademoiselle?"
Chapter 2 of Old Kaskaskia by Mary Hartwell Catherwood holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of Old Kaskaskia, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Old Kaskaskia by Mary Hartwell Catherwood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 438 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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