Chapter 2 of The Orphan's Home Mittens, and George's Account of the Battle of Roanoke is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Orphan's Home Mittens, and George's Account of the Battle of Roanoke is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it." "Very true. Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?" "I don't remember." "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
Chapter 2 of The Orphan's Home Mittens, and George's Account of the Battle of Roanoke is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “"I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."”
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “"He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"”
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading “"He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.”
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading “Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “"He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"”
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 “"He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.”
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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 "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
for a short time
From this reading "I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't remember."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
try to get or reach
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "I tried awhile, but I didn't stick to it."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Very true.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very true.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He says, he that would have wisdom must search for her as for silver, and seek her as a man seeks hid treasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you remember something Solomon says about searching for wisdom?"
Chapter 2 of The Orphan's Home Mittens, and George's Account of the Battle of Roanoke by Aunt Fanny holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of The Orphan's Home Mittens, and George's Account of the Battle of Roanoke, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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