Chapter 2 of The Children's Six Minutes is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Children's Six Minutes is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry. He never made any other boast. His character was of the highest. He had a firm faith in God. He believed in the Bible as the Word of God.
Chapter 2 of The Children's Six Minutes is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.”
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “He believed in the Bible as the Word of God.”
show off
From this reading “He never made any other boast.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “He had a firm faith in God.”
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “His character was of the highest.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.”
any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
From this reading “Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.”
the class of peasants
From this reading “Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.”
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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 He had a firm faith in God.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He never made any other boast.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He believed in the Bible as the Word of God.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He believed in the Bible as the Word of God.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading He believed in the Bible as the Word of God.
show off
From this reading He never made any other boast.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading His character was of the highest.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading He had a firm faith in God.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading He had a firm faith in God.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He had a firm faith in God.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a firm faith in God.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never made any other boast.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading His character was of the highest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had a firm faith in God.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He never made any other boast.
any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never made any other boast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He never made any other boast.
the class of peasants
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jean Francis Millet, for such is his full name, became the artist of peasantry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His character was of the highest.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He believed in the Bible as the Word of God.
Chapter 2 of The Children's Six Minutes by Bruce S. (Bruce Simpson) Wright holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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 450 sentences of The Children's Six Minutes, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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