Chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898 is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898 is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW MOLLY HEARD THE NEWS. "Molly, Molly, listen to me. I've something to tell you, Molly." "What is it?" "Put that book down.
Chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898 is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “"Put that book down.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “HOW MOLLY HEARD THE NEWS.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Molly, Molly, listen to me.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “HOW MOLLY HEARD THE NEWS.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “HOW MOLLY HEARD THE NEWS.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “"Put that book down.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I've something to tell you, Molly."”
express in words
From this reading “I've something to tell you, Molly."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "Put that book down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Put that book down.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading HOW MOLLY HEARD THE NEWS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW MOLLY HEARD THE NEWS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've something to tell you, Molly."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?"
hear with intention
From this reading "Molly, Molly, listen to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Molly, Molly, listen to me.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading HOW MOLLY HEARD THE NEWS.
information about recent and important events
From this reading HOW MOLLY HEARD THE NEWS.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Put that book down.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I've something to tell you, Molly."
express in words
From this reading I've something to tell you, Molly."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Put that book down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW MOLLY HEARD THE NEWS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Molly, Molly, listen to me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've something to tell you, Molly."
Chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898 by Various holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 234 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 47 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 77 minutes of reading across 186 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 5 chapters of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
