Chapter 2 of The New-Year's Bargain is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The New-Year's Bargain is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BEAR STORY. It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over. The 31st of January came. Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready. The children sat in expectation.
Chapter 2 of The New-Year's Bargain is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “The children sat in expectation.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “The 31st of January came.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.”
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.”
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make visible
In this reading “Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.”
In this reading “Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.”
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From this reading The 31st of January came.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
have
From this reading THE BEAR STORY.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The 31st of January came.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children sat in expectation.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading The children sat in expectation.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading The 31st of January came.
immediately past
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The 31st of January came.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
above and across; more than
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The children sat in expectation.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE BEAR STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAR STORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Grandfather was tucked up early in bed, the fire was poked, the tin can brought out, and all made ready.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed a long month to Max and Thekla, but at last it was over.
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