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Chapter 3 of The Second Chance is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING MORE THAN GESTURES Wanting is--what? Summer redundant, Blueness abundant. Where is the blot? _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened. Pearlie's face was troubled.
Chapter 3 of The Second Chance is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a blemish made by dirt
From this reading “Where is the blot?”
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
From this reading “Summer redundant, Blueness abundant.”
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading “_----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “_----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.”
a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
From this reading “_----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.”
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading “Summer redundant, Blueness abundant.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “_----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.”
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “_----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.”
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present in great quantity
From this reading Summer redundant, Blueness abundant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading Where is the blot?
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
From this reading Summer redundant, Blueness abundant.
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Pearlie's face was troubled.
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading SOMETHING MORE THAN GESTURES Wanting is--what?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOMETHING MORE THAN GESTURES Wanting is--what?
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading SOMETHING MORE THAN GESTURES Wanting is--what?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pearlie's face was troubled.
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading Summer redundant, Blueness abundant.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
an educational institution
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING MORE THAN GESTURES Wanting is--what?
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Summer redundant, Blueness abundant.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SOMETHING MORE THAN GESTURES Wanting is--what?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where is the blot?
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Pearlie's face was troubled.
nonexistent
From this reading SOMETHING MORE THAN GESTURES Wanting is--what?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pearlie's face was troubled.
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading _----Robert Browning._ PEARLIE WATSON, the new caretaker of the Milford school, stood broom in hand at the back of the schoolroom and listened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading SOMETHING MORE THAN GESTURES Wanting is--what?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is the blot?
Chapter 3 of The Second Chance by Nellie L. McClung holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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