Chapter 2 of Seeds of Pine is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Seeds of Pine is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRONTIER POST. The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON. Have I told you about Edson and its prospects? No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens. While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
Chapter 2 of Seeds of Pine is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “bide” — dwell
From this reading “While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.”
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.”
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading “A FRONTIER POST.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “A FRONTIER POST.”
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading “Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.”
the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
In this reading “The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON.”
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 A FRONTIER POST.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
-ing form of “bide” — dwell
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading A FRONTIER POST.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON.
not any; not one
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading A FRONTIER POST.
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
at the time that
From this reading No! ah, well, never mind, I shall do so by and by, when I have talked to the citizens.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON.
during the time that
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading While biding my time for a seat at the lunch-counter, I will walk up and down the station platform.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The new world which is the old.--TENNYSON.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have I told you about Edson and its prospects?
Chapter 2 of Seeds of Pine by Emily F. (Emily Ferguson) Murphy holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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