Chapter 2 of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Land o' Liberty! I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb. "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'! You've got a powerful good memory! I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
Chapter 2 of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “"Land o' Liberty!”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “You've got a powerful good memory!”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “"There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “You've got a powerful good memory!”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"”
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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 You've got a powerful good memory!
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From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
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From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
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From this reading I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb.
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From this reading I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You've got a powerful good memory!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Land o' Liberty!
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "Land o' Liberty!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading You've got a powerful good memory!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
a form of address for a man
From this reading I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
not any; not one
From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Land o' Liberty!
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading You've got a powerful good memory!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
a source of difficulty
From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should think it was enough," ejaculated Mr. Cobb.
at the time that
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I guess it ain't no trouble for you to learn your lessons, is it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got a powerful good memory!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There wa'n't many names left when your mother got through choosin'!
Chapter 2 of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 140 sentences of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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