Chapter 2 of Thankful Rest is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Thankful Rest is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What were you laughing at, Lucy?" Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing. "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom. "A bit paper, aunt, that's all." "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
Chapter 2 of Thankful Rest is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.”
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading “Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “"What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “"What were you laughing at, Lucy?"”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “"What were you laughing at, Lucy?"”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “"What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “"People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.”
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
From this reading “"What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.”
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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 "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
anew
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
(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 "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Lucy looked distressed and answered nothing.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "People don't laugh at common bits o' paper, nor go stuffin' em into pockets like that.
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A bit paper, aunt, that's all."
male cat
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What were you laughing at, Lucy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's that you're stuffing into your pocket, Tom?" she said, turning her eagle eyes again on Tom.
Chapter 2 of Thankful Rest by Annie S. Swan holds 460 sentences, grouped into 92 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 460 sentences of Thankful Rest, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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