Chapter 2 of Seven Little People and their Friends is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Seven Little People and their Friends is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish? I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live." "Your wish has been granted, Effie. You asked for some great work to do to make others happy. All your life since you have been doing the great work.
Chapter 2 of Seven Little People and their Friends is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “All your life since you have been doing the great work.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “"Your wish has been granted, Effie.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “You asked for some great work to do to make others happy.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “All your life since you have been doing the great work.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."”
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.
later than; following
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
(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 All your life since you have been doing the great work.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You asked for some great work to do to make others happy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Your wish has been granted, Effie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You asked for some great work to do to make others happy.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading All your life since you have been doing the great work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your wish has been granted, Effie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Your wish has been granted, Effie.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You asked for some great work to do to make others happy.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading You asked for some great work to do to make others happy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your wish has been granted, Effie.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
immediately past
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading All your life since you have been doing the great work.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
engage in
From this reading You asked for some great work to do to make others happy.
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 I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You asked for some great work to do to make others happy.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading All your life since you have been doing the great work.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You asked for some great work to do to make others happy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All your life since you have been doing the great work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading You asked for some great work to do to make others happy.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I have looked for you year after year, and now I am an old woman, and have not many more days to live."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, sir! have you come at last to give me my wish?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your wish has been granted, Effie.
Chapter 2 of Seven Little People and their Friends by Horace Elisha Scudder holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of Seven Little People and their Friends, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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