Chapter 2 of The Junior Classics, Volume 1 is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Junior Classics, Volume 1 is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made. He answered. “It makes a noise like this: ko-ko-ko-ho!” His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made. He returned to the prairie and continued his watch.
Chapter 2 of The Junior Classics, Volume 1 is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.”
formed or developed from something else; not original
From this reading “His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.”
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “He returned to the prairie and continued his watch.”
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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 She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
without stop or interruption
From this reading He returned to the prairie and continued his watch.
formed or developed from something else; not original
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He answered.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It makes a noise like this: ko-ko-ko-ho!”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It makes a noise like this: ko-ko-ko-ho!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It makes a noise like this: ko-ko-ko-ho!”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
and nothing more
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading He returned to the prairie and continued his watch.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He returned to the prairie and continued his watch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It makes a noise like this: ko-ko-ko-ho!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He returned to the prairie and continued his watch.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
look attentively
From this reading He returned to the prairie and continued his watch.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She laughed at his fears, and asked him what kind of a noise it made.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading His grandmother told him he was young and foolish; that what he heard was only a bird which derived its name from the peculiar noise it made.
Chapter 2 of The Junior Classics, Volume 1 by William [Editor] Patten holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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