Chapter 2 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not at present, but it may be." "How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!" "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years." "How very sad! But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
Chapter 2 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading “"We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!"”
being one more than seven
From this reading “"We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “"How very sad!”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “"We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
(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 "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at present, but it may be."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Not at present, but it may be."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not at present, but it may be."
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!"
being one more than seven
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not at present, but it may be."
immediately past
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Not at present, but it may be."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at present, but it may be."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Not at present, but it may be."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "How very sad!
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
precisely as stated
From this reading "How very sad!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
which person or people
From this reading "How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
a late time of life
From this reading "We are all of us used to seeing my brother more or less ill; he has been a cripple for the last eight years."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How dreadful it must be for you, who love him!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if your brother is worse, why didn't you wire and put me off?"
Chapter 2 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl by Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can) Newte 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.
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