Chapter 2 of The Bravest Girl in School is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Bravest Girl in School is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.” It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement. To go to school! She, Gretta! So this was auntie’s secret!
Chapter 2 of The Bravest Girl in School is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.”
a formal public statement
From this reading “It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.””
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.”
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading “It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.””
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In this reading “It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
a formal public statement
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So this was auntie’s secret!
the two together, not just one
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To go to school!
the act of departing
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
an educational institution
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading So this was auntie’s secret!
cause to go somewhere
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this was auntie’s secret!
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this was auntie’s secret!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
in or at the place that
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
which person or people
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the doctor who was speaking, and Gretta clutched the coffee-pot and stared with amazement at his surprising announcement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GOING TO SCHOOL “Your aunt wishes to send you both to the school where she has arranged to send Margot.”
Chapter 2 of The Bravest Girl in School by Ethel Talbot holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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