Chapter 2 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY "Look out there!" "Where you going?" "Hold him back, somebody! Look out, you'll spoil that scene! Don't cross in front of the camera!"
Chapter 2 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 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.
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “Don't cross in front of the camera!"”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Don't cross in front of the camera!"”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Don't cross in front of the camera!"”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"Hold him back, somebody!”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY "Look out there!"”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “Look out, you'll spoil that scene!”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Hold him back, somebody!”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Look out, you'll spoil that scene!”
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 SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY "Look out there!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Hold him back, somebody!
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading Don't cross in front of the camera!"
travel across or pass over
From this reading Don't cross in front of the camera!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't cross in front of the camera!"
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Don't cross in front of the camera!"
the act of departing
From this reading "Where you going?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hold him back, somebody!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold him back, somebody!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't cross in front of the camera!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY "Look out there!"
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY "Look out there!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY "Look out there!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY "Look out there!"
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Look out, you'll spoil that scene!
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Hold him back, somebody!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY "Look out there!"
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Look out, you'll spoil that scene!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look out, you'll spoil that scene!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't cross in front of the camera!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY "Look out there!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where you going?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where you going?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look out, you'll spoil that scene!
Chapter 2 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea by Laura Lee Hope holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 111 sentences of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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