Chapter 2 of The Merry Five is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Merry Five is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?” This was Molly calling from the back porch. “No, he isn’t,” answered Weezy, in a discouraged tone. “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.” “I haven’t seen him.”
Chapter 2 of The Merry Five is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading ““He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.””
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “This was Molly calling from the back porch.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading ““No, he isn’t,” answered Weezy, in a discouraged tone.”
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading “DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?””
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading ““He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.””
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “This was Molly calling from the back porch.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “This was Molly calling from the back porch.”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading ““He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.””
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 “DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?””
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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 “No, he isn’t,” answered Weezy, in a discouraged tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No, he isn’t,” answered Weezy, in a discouraged tone.
at or in or to any place
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading This was Molly calling from the back porch.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading This was Molly calling from the back porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “No, he isn’t,” answered Weezy, in a discouraged tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was Molly calling from the back porch.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t seen him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, he isn’t,” answered Weezy, in a discouraged tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t seen him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, he isn’t,” answered Weezy, in a discouraged tone.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading This was Molly calling from the back porch.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, he isn’t,” answered Weezy, in a discouraged tone.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading This was Molly calling from the back porch.
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I haven’t seen him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Molly calling from the back porch.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “No, he isn’t,” answered Weezy, in a discouraged tone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Molly calling from the back porch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He’s screaming himself hoarse, Weezy, and we can’t find him anywhere in the house.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DONALD HIDES “Weezy, Weezy, is Donald out there in the garden with you?”
Chapter 2 of The Merry Five by Penn Shirley holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 128 sentences of The Merry Five, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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