Chapter 2 of The Story in Primary Instruction is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Story in Primary Instruction is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reproduction of the story from the beginning. 2. Where does the wolf live? What kind of home has he? Is he a tame animal?
Chapter 2 of The Story in Primary Instruction is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Is he a tame animal?”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Reproduction of the story from the beginning.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “What kind of home has he?”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Where does the wolf live?”
the process of generating offspring
From this reading “Reproduction of the story from the beginning.”
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 “Reproduction of the story from the beginning.”
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “Is he a tame animal?”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “Where does the wolf live?”
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In this reading “Reproduction of the story from the beginning.”
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From this reading 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is he a tame animal?
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Is he a tame animal?
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Reproduction of the story from the beginning.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where does the wolf live?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reproduction of the story from the beginning.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What kind of home has he?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What kind of home has he?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading What kind of home has he?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is he a tame animal?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading What kind of home has he?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Where does the wolf live?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reproduction of the story from the beginning.
the process of generating offspring
From this reading Reproduction of the story from the beginning.
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 Reproduction of the story from the beginning.
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading Is he a tame animal?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reproduction of the story from the beginning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What kind of home has he?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where does the wolf live?
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Where does the wolf live?
Chapter 2 of The Story in Primary Instruction by Samuel B. (Samuel Buell) Allison holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of The Story in Primary Instruction, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Story in Primary Instruction by Samuel B. (Samuel Buell) Allison exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
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