Chapter 2 of A Far Country — Volume 3 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Far Country — Volume 3 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I praised it. "It ought to have been a good one," he declared. "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story." I assured him I had been deeply interested. "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
Chapter 2 of A Far Country — Volume 3 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “I assured him I had been deeply interested.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"It ought to have been a good one," he declared.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “I assured him I had been deeply interested.”
a person who does not talk
From this reading “"Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “I assured him I had been deeply interested.”
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading “I praised it.”
a slippery smoothness
From this reading “"Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 ought to have been a good one," he declared.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
(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 "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading I assured him I had been deeply interested.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It ought to have been a good one," he declared.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "It ought to have been a good one," he declared.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading I assured him I had been deeply interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
a person who does not talk
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It ought to have been a good one," he declared.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I assured him I had been deeply interested.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It ought to have been a good one," he declared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It ought to have been a good one," he declared.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I assured him I had been deeply interested.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I praised it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading I assured him I had been deeply interested.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I praised it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It ought to have been a good one," he declared.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "It ought to have been a good one," he declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading I praised it.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
a slippery smoothness
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It ought to have been a good one," he declared.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I don't want to keep you here all afternoon telling you my life story."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Pretty slick idea of yours, that dummy company, Mr. Paret.
Chapter 2 of A Far Country — Volume 3 by Winston Churchill holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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