Chapter 2 of A summer journey to Brazil is here in full — 556 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A summer journey to Brazil is here in full — 556 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive. The hotel is in the midst of stores. You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price. You had said you wanted one room. Argument ensues.
Chapter 2 of A summer journey to Brazil is here in full — 556 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “Argument ensues.”
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.”
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading “Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.”
third-person singular of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “Argument ensues.”
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading “Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.”
plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “The hotel is in the midst of stores.”
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading “You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.”
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.
the middle or central part or point
In this reading “The hotel is in the midst of stores.”
In this reading “Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.”
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 You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
possessing life
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading Argument ensues.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
third-person singular of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading Argument ensues.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had said you wanted one room.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The hotel is in the midst of stores.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hotel is in the midst of stores.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The hotel is in the midst of stores.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You had said you wanted one room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading You had said you wanted one room.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You had said you wanted one room.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The hotel is in the midst of stores.
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
precisely as stated
From this reading Judging from the din of porters and carriages at the station, São Paulo is very much alive.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading You had said you wanted one room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are taken to a suite of two huge rooms and asked a great price.
Chapter 2 of A summer journey to Brazil by Alice R. Humphrey holds 556 sentences, grouped into 112 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 556 sentences of A summer journey to Brazil, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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