Chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PRETTY QUEEN. "Any letter for me this morning, Brightie?" Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below. "Yes--one. Don't come for it, I'm coming up.
Chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.”
a quick look
From this reading “Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.”
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading “Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.”
in a dangerous manner
From this reading “Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.”
hard to endure
From this reading “Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PRETTY QUEEN.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any letter for me this morning, Brightie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any letter for me this morning, Brightie?"
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Don't come for it, I'm coming up.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't come for it, I'm coming up.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Any letter for me this morning, Brightie?"
a quick look
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't come for it, I'm coming up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't come for it, I'm coming up.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Any letter for me this morning, Brightie?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Any letter for me this morning, Brightie?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Any letter for me this morning, Brightie?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes--one.
above and across; more than
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
in a dangerous manner
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading A PRETTY QUEEN.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading A PRETTY QUEEN.
on the contrary
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Any letter for me this morning, Brightie?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
hard to endure
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Hazel is leaning rather perilously over the banisters, trying to catch a glimpse of the old woman coming slowly up the stairs far below.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes--one.
Chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 by Various holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 212 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
