Chapter 2 of Wayward Winifred is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Wayward Winifred is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE CASTLE. It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting. "Why do they call her by that name?" I asked of him. "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
Chapter 2 of Wayward Winifred is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “AT THE CASTLE.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “"Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!”
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading “It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.”
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
From this reading “"Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!”
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.
In this reading “AT THE CASTLE.”
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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 It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked of him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE CASTLE.
for the reason that
From this reading "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Why do they call her by that name?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Why do they call her by that name?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading AT THE CASTLE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do they call her by that name?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why do they call her by that name?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked of him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked of him.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Why do they call her by that name?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
express in words
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE CASTLE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why do they call her by that name?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
at the time that
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
From this reading "Oh, then, sure, ma'am, it's just because of her whimsical ways!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why do they call her by that name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely May morning when the landlord of the inn came to tell me that Wayward Winifred was waiting.
Chapter 2 of Wayward Winifred by Anna T. (Anna Theresa) Sadlier holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 150 sentences of Wayward Winifred, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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