Chapter 2 of The Comings of Cousin Ann is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Comings of Cousin Ann is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!" It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart. "Surely not!" cried her mother. "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again. There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
Chapter 2 of The Comings of Cousin Ann is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to strive with determination
From this reading “Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!"”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!"”
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.”
be silly or tease one another
From this reading “There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “"There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “"There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.”
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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 It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
anew
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
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From this reading Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
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From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
to strive with determination
From this reading Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!"
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From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!"
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Surely not!" cried her mother.
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
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From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Surely not!" cried her mother.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!"
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Cousin Ann at Buck Hill "Here comes Cousin Ann!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
be silly or tease one another
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
a large number or amount
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Surely not!" cried her mother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Surely not!" cried her mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
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From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Surely not!" cried her mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "There are lots of other places for her to visit before our turn comes again.
emit long loud cries
From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wail from the depth of Mildred Bucknor's heart.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading There's Uncle Tom's and Cousin Betty's and Sister Sue's, and Big Josh and Little Josh haven't had her for at least a year.
Chapter 2 of The Comings of Cousin Ann by Emma Speed Sampson holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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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