Chapter 2 of The Turquoise Story Book is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Turquoise Story Book is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
W. GRAHAM ROBERTSON. Used by permission of John Lane Company. THE SUMMER PRINCESS MRS. MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne. That does not mean that they had no troubles at all.
Chapter 2 of The Turquoise Story Book is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “W. GRAHAM ROBERTSON.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Used by permission of John Lane Company.”
approval to do something
From this reading “Used by permission of John Lane Company.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “THE SUMMER PRINCESS MRS.”
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading “W. GRAHAM ROBERTSON.”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “That does not mean that they had no troubles at all.”
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.
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In this reading “MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
(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 does not mean that they had no troubles at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That does not mean that they had no troubles at all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Used by permission of John Lane Company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Used by permission of John Lane Company.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That does not mean that they had no troubles at all.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
apart from; not including
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading W. GRAHAM ROBERTSON.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Used by permission of John Lane Company.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Used by permission of John Lane Company.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That does not mean that they had no troubles at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE SUMMER PRINCESS MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading That does not mean that they had no troubles at all.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That does not mean that they had no troubles at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Used by permission of John Lane Company.
on one occasion
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
approval to do something
From this reading Used by permission of John Lane Company.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE SUMMER PRINCESS MRS.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading W. GRAHAM ROBERTSON.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE SUMMER PRINCESS MRS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That does not mean that they had no troubles at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUMMER PRINCESS MRS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading That does not mean that they had no troubles at all.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Used by permission of John Lane Company.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. GRAHAM ROBERTSON.
which person or people
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading MOLESWORTH Once upon a time, in a country far to the north of the world, lived a King and a Queen who had everything they could wish for except an heir to their throne.
Chapter 2 of The Turquoise Story Book by Ada M. (Ada Maria)[Compiler] Skinner holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 436 sentences of The Turquoise Story Book, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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