Chapter 2 of Stories to Read is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Stories to Read is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone. On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing. But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees. The road was clearly marked in the open field. She thought, "Where could my husband have gone?
Chapter 2 of Stories to Read is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 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.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.”
without doubt or question
From this reading “The road was clearly marked in the open field.”
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “The road was clearly marked in the open field.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.”
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 But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
later than; following
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.
the two together, not just one
From this reading On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
without doubt or question
From this reading The road was clearly marked in the open field.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She thought, "Where could my husband have gone?
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The road was clearly marked in the open field.
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She thought, "Where could my husband have gone?
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She thought, "Where could my husband have gone?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The road was clearly marked in the open field.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The road was clearly marked in the open field.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She thought, "Where could my husband have gone?
not any; not one
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The road was clearly marked in the open field.
above and across; more than
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought, "Where could my husband have gone?
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road was clearly marked in the open field.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On both sides forests were growing, and birds were singing.
in or at the place that
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She went by the same road over which the soldier had gone.
during the time that
From this reading But after a while she reached the place where there were no more trees.
Chapter 2 of Stories to Read by Laure Claire [Editor] Foucher holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 386 sentences of Stories to Read, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Stories to Read by Laure Claire [Editor] Foucher exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 386 sentences, grouped into 78 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 78 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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