Chapter 2 of A new name is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A new name is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him. Oh, he was crazy! He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice. He was not fit to protect himself. He was foolish with sleep.
Chapter 2 of A new name is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Oh, he was crazy!”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “He was not fit to protect himself.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “He was foolish with sleep.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.”
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading “He was not fit to protect himself.”
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.
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assume a reclining position
In this reading “He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.”
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 He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Oh, he was crazy!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He was not fit to protect himself.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading He was foolish with sleep.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not fit to protect himself.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, he was crazy!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading He was not fit to protect himself.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He was foolish with sleep.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He groaned aloud and then held his breath lest the night had heard him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, he was crazy!
(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 He must find a spot to lie down, or else he might as well go and give himself up to justice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was foolish with sleep.
Chapter 2 of A new name by Grace Livingston Hill holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of A new name, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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