Chapter II of Randy's Summer: A Story for Girls, “At the Brook,” is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of Randy's Summer: A Story for Girls, “At the Brook,” is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning dawned bright and fair. Randy awoke and rubbed her eyes. “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday. Wonder what it was?” thought she. “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
Chapter II of Randy's Summer: A Story for Girls, “At the Brook,” is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading ““Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Randy awoke and rubbed her eyes.”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “The next morning dawned bright and fair.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading ““Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “Randy awoke and rubbed her eyes.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “Randy awoke and rubbed her eyes.”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading ““I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.”
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In this reading “The next morning dawned bright and fair.”
In this reading “The next morning dawned bright and fair.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning dawned bright and fair.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Randy awoke and rubbed her eyes.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The next morning dawned bright and fair.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading The next morning dawned bright and fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Randy awoke and rubbed her eyes.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The next morning dawned bright and fair.
a young female
From this reading “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Randy awoke and rubbed her eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wonder what it was?” thought she.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning dawned bright and fair.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning dawned bright and fair.
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading Randy awoke and rubbed her eyes.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading Randy awoke and rubbed her eyes.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Don’t see what it could have been,” mused the girl, half awake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wonder what it was?” thought she.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning dawned bright and fair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Wonder what it was?” thought she.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wonder what it was?” thought she.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Wonder what it was?” thought she.
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I believe there was something that made me uncomfortable yesterday.
Chapter 2 of Randy's Summer: A Story for Girls by Amy Brooks holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 173 sentences of Randy's Summer: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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