Chapter 2 of Their Mariposa Legend is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Their Mariposa Legend is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But only for a moment. Then he turned hastily to the entrance. “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.” Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave. “No, no, senor Englishman,” she cried.
Chapter 2 of Their Mariposa Legend is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading ““No, no, senor Englishman,” she cried.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “Then he turned hastily to the entrance.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading ““I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.””
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.”
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading ““I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.””
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading ““No, no, senor Englishman,” she cried.”
moving very fast
From this reading “Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But only for a moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But only for a moment.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “No, no, senor Englishman,” she cried.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “No, no, senor Englishman,” she cried.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Then he turned hastily to the entrance.
divisible by two
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But only for a moment.
a young female
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Then he turned hastily to the entrance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he turned hastily to the entrance.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
a particular point in time
From this reading But only for a moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no, senor Englishman,” she cried.
on one occasion
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
and nothing more
From this reading But only for a moment.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading “No, no, senor Englishman,” she cried.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, no, senor Englishman,” she cried.
moving very fast
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he turned hastily to the entrance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he turned hastily to the entrance.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Swift as lightning the girl threw herself between him and the opening in the cave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he turned hastily to the entrance.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned hastily to the entrance.
but in spite of that
From this reading “I must follow them at once,” he declared impatiently, “I can overtake them even yet.”
Chapter 2 of Their Mariposa Legend by Charlotte B. (Charlotte Bronte) Herr holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 403 sentences of Their Mariposa Legend, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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