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Chapter 2 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part II is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Deark d'on Dearka." ("_Beg of a Beggar_.") _Irish Proverb_. From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher.... They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
Chapter 2 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part II is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
a pauper who lives by begging
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading “They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....”
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading “They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.”
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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 ("_Beg of a Beggar_.") _Irish Proverb_.
(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 They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
in addition
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ("_Beg of a Beggar_.") _Irish Proverb_.
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading ("_Beg of a Beggar_.") _Irish Proverb_.
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Deark d'on Dearka."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Deark d'on Dearka."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Deark d'on Dearka."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
a social unit living together
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading ("_Beg of a Beggar_.") _Irish Proverb_.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ("_Beg of a Beggar_.") _Irish Proverb_.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading ("_Beg of a Beggar_.") _Irish Proverb_.
cut with a saw
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading From her way of speaking they also saw immediately that she too was an Eirisher....
at the time that
From this reading They must be a bonny family when they are all at home!"--_The Life of Mansie Tailor in Dalkeith_.
Chapter 2 of We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part II by Juliana Horatia Ewing holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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