Chapter 2 of Adolescents Only is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Adolescents Only is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Working on your car, boys?" Elvin inquired indulgently. He knew the technique. Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down. "Well, not exactly, Mr. Elvin."
Chapter 2 of Adolescents Only is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"Working on your car, boys?"”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"Working on your car, boys?"”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"Well, not exactly, Mr. Elvin."”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Elvin inquired indulgently.”
a practical method or art applied to some particular task
From this reading “He knew the technique.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “"Working on your car, boys?"”
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.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Working on your car, boys?"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Working on your car, boys?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elvin inquired indulgently.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Well, not exactly, Mr. Elvin."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew the technique.
in an indulgent manner
From this reading Elvin inquired indulgently.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Elvin inquired indulgently.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew the technique.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, not exactly, Mr. Elvin."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, not exactly, Mr. Elvin."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Working on your car, boys?"
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
a practical method or art applied to some particular task
From this reading He knew the technique.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knew the technique.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
(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, not exactly, Mr. Elvin."
at the time that
From this reading Put them at their ease, first; then come to the point when their guard was down.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "Working on your car, boys?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Working on your car, boys?"
Chapter 2 of Adolescents Only by Irving E., Jr. Cox holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of Adolescents Only, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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