Chapter 2 of The tale of Freddie Firefly is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The tale of Freddie Firefly is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped. "Just help me to get away from this thistle. And THEN you can talk all you want to. In fact, I'll give you something to talk about." Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
Chapter 2 of The tale of Freddie Firefly is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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produce or yield flowers
From this reading “Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.”
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading “Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.”
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped.”
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading “"Just help me to get away from this thistle.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In fact, I'll give you something to talk about."
(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 And THEN you can talk all you want to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And THEN you can talk all you want to.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Just help me to get away from this thistle.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And THEN you can talk all you want to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, I'll give you something to talk about."
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Just help me to get away from this thistle.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Just help me to get away from this thistle.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In fact, I'll give you something to talk about."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Just help me to get away from this thistle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, I'll give you something to talk about."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, I'll give you something to talk about."
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just help me to get away from this thistle.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just help me to get away from this thistle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In fact, I'll give you something to talk about."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And THEN you can talk all you want to.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Just help me to get away from this thistle.
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading "Just help me to get away from this thistle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't stop to talk!" the honey-maker snapped.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And THEN you can talk all you want to.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Freddie Firefly was not so dull-witted but that he knew she intended to punish him for sending her to the thistle blossom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And THEN you can talk all you want to.
Chapter 2 of The tale of Freddie Firefly by Arthur Scott Bailey holds 505 sentences, grouped into 101 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 505 sentences of The tale of Freddie Firefly, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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