Chapter 2 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM. MORE PRIVATIONS. FATHER DIES. IT NEVER RAINS--BUT IT POURS. I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
Chapter 2 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “FATHER DIES.”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading “RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.”
for each
From this reading “I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.”
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “IT NEVER RAINS--BUT IT POURS.”
plural of “privation” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “MORE PRIVATIONS.”
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “IT NEVER RAINS--BUT IT POURS.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.”
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From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IT NEVER RAINS--BUT IT POURS.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading FATHER DIES.
a social unit living together
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER DIES.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT NEVER RAINS--BUT IT POURS.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE PRIVATIONS.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading IT NEVER RAINS--BUT IT POURS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.
for each
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading IT NEVER RAINS--BUT IT POURS.
plural of “privation” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading MORE PRIVATIONS.
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading IT NEVER RAINS--BUT IT POURS.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I BECOME THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND START TO WORK AT $1.50 PER MONTH.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading RAISING TOBACCO, OUR FIRST YEAR OF FREEDOM.
Chapter 2 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better by Nat Love holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 75 sentences of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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