Chapter 2 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside: "Where you put dem goons?" "In the milk-room." _"Oui,_ but where? Ah'm freezing!"
Chapter 2 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:”
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “Ah'm freezing!"”
plural of “goon” — an awkward stupid person
From this reading “"Where you put dem goons?"”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
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relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
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expressing sorrow
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the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:”
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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 In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah'm freezing!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _"Oui,_ but where?
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where you put dem goons?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading Ah'm freezing!"
plural of “goon” — an awkward stupid person
From this reading "Where you put dem goons?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In the milk-room."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _"Oui,_ but where?
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
expressing sorrow
From this reading In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Where you put dem goons?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In the milk-room."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading In five minutes he heard a plaintive voice calling outside:
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where you put dem goons?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where you put dem goons?"
Chapter 2 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 by William [Editor] Patten holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 430 sentences of The Junior Classics, Volume 8, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Junior Classics, Volume 8 by William [Editor] Patten exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 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 Junior Classics, Volume 8, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
