Chapter 2 of The snow-image, and other twice-told tales is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The snow-image, and other twice-told tales is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh yes!” cried Peony. “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!” “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom. “That will not do at all. Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
Chapter 2 of The snow-image, and other twice-told tales is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take in liquids
From this reading ““And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!””
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading ““And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!””
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading ““And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!””
any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
From this reading ““Oh yes!” cried Peony.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading ““Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading ““And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!””
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading “Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading ““Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.”
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.
(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 “That will not do at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “That will not do at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh yes!” cried Peony.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “That will not do at all.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
take in liquids
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
death of a person
From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That will not do at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh yes!” cried Peony.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
From this reading “Oh yes!” cried Peony.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
be seated
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That will not do at all.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh yes!” cried Peony.
Chapter 2 of The snow-image, and other twice-told tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 132 sentences of The snow-image, and other twice-told tales, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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