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Chapter 2 of The Land of Lost Toys is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh. "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it." "I don't half like it as it is," said the Doctor. "I am seriously alarmed. An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
Chapter 2 of The Land of Lost Toys is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “"I am seriously alarmed.”
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading “"Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.”
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading “An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.”
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading “"Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.”
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading “"You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."”
in a serious manner
From this reading “"I am seriously alarmed.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.”
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.
In this reading “"I am seriously alarmed.”
a young female
In this reading “"Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
In this reading “An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
anew
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading "I am seriously alarmed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am seriously alarmed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't half like it as it is," said the Doctor.
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I don't half like it as it is," said the Doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "I don't half like it as it is," said the Doctor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't half like it as it is," said the Doctor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
in a petulant manner
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
in a serious manner
From this reading "I am seriously alarmed.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
a special situation
From this reading An earthquake is one thing: you have a good shaking, and settle down again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
hard to endure
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Don't!" said the young lady, kicking petulantly with her dangling feet, and trying not to laugh.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "You know I mean the puzzles; and if they were yours, you wouldn't like it."
Chapter 2 of The Land of Lost Toys by Juliana Horatia Ewing holds 498 sentences, grouped into 100 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 498 sentences of The Land of Lost Toys, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Land of Lost Toys by Juliana Horatia Ewing exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 498 sentences, grouped into 100 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 100 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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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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