Chapter 2 of The Wide Awake Third Reader is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Wide Awake Third Reader is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child. “But the more beautiful care I take, the more she cries. She does not like to have me take care of her.” “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor. “Now show me what you have been doing.”
Chapter 2 of The Wide Awake Third Reader is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/97 · 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.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading ““Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading ““But the more beautiful care I take, the more she cries.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““Now show me what you have been doing.””
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading ““Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading ““Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading ““Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ““Now show me what you have been doing.””
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading ““So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.”
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.
be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “She does not like to have me take care of her.””
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Now show me what you have been doing.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But the more beautiful care I take, the more she cries.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “But the more beautiful care I take, the more she cries.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She does not like to have me take care of her.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Now show me what you have been doing.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She does not like to have me take care of her.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She does not like to have me take care of her.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She does not like to have me take care of her.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “But the more beautiful care I take, the more she cries.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She does not like to have me take care of her.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now show me what you have been doing.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Let me see,” said the Play Angel, and she sat down on the nursery floor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But the more beautiful care I take, the more she cries.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Now show me what you have been doing.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
carry out
From this reading “But the more beautiful care I take, the more she cries.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So I am, taking beautiful care of her,” said the child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She does not like to have me take care of her.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now show me what you have been doing.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now show me what you have been doing.”
Chapter 2 of The Wide Awake Third Reader by Etta Blaisdell [Compiler] McDonald holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 489 sentences of The Wide Awake Third Reader, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Wide Awake Third Reader by Etta Blaisdell [Compiler] McDonald exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 98 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 163 minutes of reading across 392 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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