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Chapter 2 of The Hundred, and Other Stories is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wait! That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you. It's my turn now. If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins. Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
Chapter 2 of The Hundred, and Other Stories is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading “Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.”
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading “Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.”
witty remark
From this reading “That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you.”
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading “If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.”
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(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 Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
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From this reading It's my turn now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's my turn now.
not any; not one
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It's my turn now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
participate in games or sport
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
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From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
witty remark
From this reading That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you.
express in words
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
carry out
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
up to a particular time
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It's my turn now.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading If I could have five, I should take one of the rose-bud ones--no, two of them, so's to play I had twins.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, Sally, let's choose one apiece--first you one, then me one, till we've chosen them all up, and got fifty apiece.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That's enough, Sally; that makes four for you.
Chapter 2 of The Hundred, and Other Stories by Gertrude Hall Brownell holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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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