Chapter 2 of The story of a sawdust doll is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The story of a sawdust doll is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUST WAITING “Dear me! What is it? What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse. “Hush! Quiet!
Chapter 2 of The story of a sawdust doll is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading ““Hush!”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Quiet!”
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.”
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading “What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “JUST WAITING “Dear me!”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.”
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.
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.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
dearly loved
From this reading JUST WAITING “Dear me!
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?
and nothing more
From this reading JUST WAITING “Dear me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JUST WAITING “Dear me!
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Quiet!
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading JUST WAITING “Dear me!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
a Caucasian
From this reading What can it be?” whispered the Sawdust Doll to the White Rocking Horse.
Chapter 2 of The story of a sawdust doll by Laura Lee Hope holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 133 sentences of The story of a sawdust doll, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The story of a sawdust doll by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 27 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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