Chapter 2 of The old man's bag is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The old man's bag is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail. Then he sat down in a chair and began to laugh. He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock. At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?" "Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"
Chapter 2 of The old man's bag is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “"Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"”
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “"Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"”
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “"Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"”
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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 When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"
pleasantly occupied
From this reading "Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he sat down in a chair and began to laugh.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then he sat down in a chair and began to laugh.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Then he sat down in a chair and began to laugh.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he sat down in a chair and began to laugh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Then he sat down in a chair and began to laugh.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
one of four equal parts
From this reading He laughed for nearly a quarter of an hour by the clock.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then he sat down in a chair and began to laugh.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh," replied the old man, holding his sides, "I am so amused!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he sat down in a chair and began to laugh.
in a tidy manner
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
at the time that
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading When the old man got home to his house in the wood he hung the bag up tidily on a nail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At length his wife came in to him from the garden and said, "Whatever are you laughing at?"
Chapter 2 of The old man's bag by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland holds 16 sentences, grouped into 4 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.
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