Chapter II of Average Jones, “Red Dot,” is here in full — 605 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of Average Jones, “Red Dot,” is here in full — 605 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?” “Yes. Ten days apart.” “Where were you?” “On the spot.
Chapter II of Average Jones, “Red Dot,” is here in full — 605 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 24/121 · 5 reading units · Lines 116–120
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “Ten days apart.””
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Ten days apart.””
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?””
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?””
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?””
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ““On the spot.”
the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
From this reading “Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?””
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten days apart.””
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.
In this reading “Ten days apart.””
without delay or immediately
In this reading ““On the spot.”
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Ten days apart.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Ten days apart.”
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On the spot.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “On the spot.
the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten days apart.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “On the spot.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Having satisfied himself of its stability, he drawled, “Er—both of—er—them?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where were you?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where were you?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where were you?”
Chapter 2 of Average Jones by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 605 sentences, grouped into 121 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 605 sentences of Average Jones, unabridged, divided into 121 reading sections.
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