Chapter 2 of Saboteurs on the River is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Saboteurs on the River is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're not going to the river again, I hope!" "Oh, but I must, Mrs. Weems." Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie. "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her. "Oatmeal is what you need.
Chapter 2 of Saboteurs on the River is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.”
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “"You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “"You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.”
porridge made of rolled oats
From this reading “"Oatmeal is what you need.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.”
white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
From this reading “Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.”
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading “Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.”
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.
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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 Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
anew
From this reading "You're not going to the river again, I hope!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but I must, Mrs. Weems."
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
the act of departing
From this reading "You're not going to the river again, I hope!"
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "You're not going to the river again, I hope!"
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You're not going to the river again, I hope!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oatmeal is what you need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Oh, but I must, Mrs. Weems."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, but I must, Mrs. Weems."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Oatmeal is what you need.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not going to the river again, I hope!"
porridge made of rolled oats
From this reading "Oatmeal is what you need.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but I must, Mrs. Weems."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "You're not going to the river again, I hope!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You're not breakfasting on that," said the housekeeper, taking the dishes away from her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You're not going to the river again, I hope!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're not going to the river again, I hope!"
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, but I must, Mrs. Weems."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oatmeal is what you need.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oatmeal is what you need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not going to the river again, I hope!"
Chapter 2 of Saboteurs on the River by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 432 sentences of Saboteurs on the River, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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