Chapter 2 of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CORNWALLIS COTTAGE. It was Independence Day. The sun rose gorgeously. The air was electric and inspiring. Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.
Chapter 2 of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading “Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.”
commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
From this reading “THE CORNWALLIS COTTAGE.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “The air was electric and inspiring.”
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.”
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading “It was Independence Day.”
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading “The air was electric and inspiring.”
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.”
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.”
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any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
In this reading “The sun rose gorgeously.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was electric and inspiring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was electric and inspiring.
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.
commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
From this reading THE CORNWALLIS COTTAGE.
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE CORNWALLIS COTTAGE.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was Independence Day.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading The air was electric and inspiring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.
in an impressively beautiful manner
From this reading The sun rose gorgeously.
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading It was Independence Day.
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading The air was electric and inspiring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Independence Day.
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The sun rose gorgeously.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun rose gorgeously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CORNWALLIS COTTAGE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Independence Day.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Blossoming plants were exhaling rare fragrance.
Chapter 2 of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Asenath Carver Coolidge holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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 99 sentences of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Asenath Carver Coolidge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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