Chapter 2 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's a man!" Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused. "My goodness me!" she chortled. "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady." "It _is_ a man--isn't it?" whispered the other twin.
Chapter 2 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.”
past form of “chortle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"My goodness me!" she chortled.”
special importance or significance
From this reading “"You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."”
stricken with horror
From this reading “"You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."”
an elderly unmarried woman
From this reading “"You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."”
in a tragic manner; with tragic consequences
From this reading “Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “"It _is_ a man--isn't it?" whispered the other twin.”
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In this reading “Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.”
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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's a man!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
past form of “chortle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "My goodness me!" she chortled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
special importance or significance
From this reading "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "My goodness me!" she chortled.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
stricken with horror
From this reading "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It _is_ a man--isn't it?" whispered the other twin.
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From this reading "It _is_ a man--isn't it?" whispered the other twin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a man!"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It's a man!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My goodness me!" she chortled.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My goodness me!" she chortled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "It _is_ a man--isn't it?" whispered the other twin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My goodness me!" she chortled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
an elderly unmarried woman
From this reading "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."
in a tragic manner; with tragic consequences
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading "It _is_ a man--isn't it?" whispered the other twin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dora Lockwood said it so tragically that Bobby was highly amused.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "It _is_ a man--isn't it?" whispered the other twin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You said that with all the horrified emphasis of a spinster lady."
Chapter 2 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field by Gertrude W. Morrison holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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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