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Chapter 2 of The Curlytops and Their Pets is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby. It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip." "William! William Anthony Martin! Come right back here!" called Mrs. Martin.
Chapter 2 of The Curlytops and Their Pets is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."”
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “William Anthony Martin!”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."”
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."”
the work of a sailor
From this reading “It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading “AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading William Anthony Martin!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Come right back here!" called Mrs. Martin.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Come right back here!" called Mrs. Martin.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come right back here!" called Mrs. Martin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come right back here!" called Mrs. Martin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
participate in games or sport
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Come right back here!" called Mrs. Martin.
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From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
the work of a sailor
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
a source of difficulty
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE Mrs. Martin dropped the letter from Uncle Toby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "William!
in the company of; together with
From this reading It fluttered to the ground as she hastened down the bank of the brook in which Trouble was sailing away, aboard the small box he had brought to play with as his "s'ip."
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