Chapter 2 of The Brimming Cup is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Brimming Cup is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD MR. WELLES AND YOUNG MR. MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet. 67_ March 15, 1920. 3:00 P.M.
Chapter 2 of The Brimming Cup is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.”
march in a procession
From this reading “67_ March 15, 1920.”
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “OLD MR.”
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
From this reading “WELLES AND YOUNG MR.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “WELLES AND YOUNG MR.”
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From this reading 3:00 P.M.
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From this reading 67_ March 15, 1920.
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From this reading 67_ March 15, 1920.
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From this reading 3:00 P.M.
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From this reading 67_ March 15, 1920.
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From this reading MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WELLES AND YOUNG MR.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 3:00 P.M.
march in a procession
From this reading 67_ March 15, 1920.
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.
a form of address for a man
From this reading OLD MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD MR.
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From this reading MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading 3:00 P.M.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARSH _An Hour in the Life of Mr. Ormsby Welles, aet.
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
From this reading WELLES AND YOUNG MR.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading WELLES AND YOUNG MR.
Chapter 2 of The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield Fisher holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of The Brimming Cup, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield Fisher exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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