Chapter 2 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi. She was more curious than ever now. “Not animals,” Hanny corrected. “Our cows stay in the barn.” “But what _do_ you keep in there, Hanny?”
Chapter 2 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ““Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.”
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading ““Our cows stay in the barn.””
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading ““Not animals,” Hanny corrected.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading ““Our cows stay in the barn.””
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “She was more curious than ever now.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading ““Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ““Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““Our cows stay in the barn.””
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In this reading ““Our cows stay in the barn.””
In this reading ““Our cows stay in the barn.””
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plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Our cows stay in the barn.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But what _do_ you keep in there, Hanny?”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Not animals,” Hanny corrected.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “Our cows stay in the barn.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading She was more curious than ever now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.
at any time
From this reading She was more curious than ever now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not animals,” Hanny corrected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Our cows stay in the barn.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was more curious than ever now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not animals,” Hanny corrected.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was more curious than ever now.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our cows stay in the barn.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was more curious than ever now.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Our cows stay in the barn.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was more curious than ever now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Our cows stay in the barn.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But what _do_ you keep in there, Hanny?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was more curious than ever now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what _do_ you keep in there, Hanny?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi.
Chapter 2 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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