Chapter 2 of A Veldt Vendetta is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Veldt Vendetta is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where?" "`King'--King Williamstown," he explained. I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time. Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation. So I only answered that that would do me.
Chapter 2 of A Veldt Vendetta is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading “Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.”
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.”
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading “Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.”
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"`King'--King Williamstown," he explained.”
the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
From this reading “Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.”
past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.”
a town in northwestern Massachusetts
From this reading “"`King'--King Williamstown," he explained.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading So I only answered that that would do me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So I only answered that that would do me.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "`King'--King Williamstown," he explained.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "`King'--King Williamstown," he explained.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "`King'--King Williamstown," he explained.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I only answered that that would do me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
and nothing more
From this reading So I only answered that that would do me.
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From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I only answered that that would do me.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was about to reply that I was a picked-up castaway, but thought better of it in time.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?"
a town in northwestern Massachusetts
From this reading "`King'--King Williamstown," he explained.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such would be presumed to be destitute, and thus might find initial difficulties as to accommodation.
Chapter 2 of A Veldt Vendetta by Bertram Mitford holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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