Chapter 2 of Beginners Luck is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Beginners Luck is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here. Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.” He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns. “He’s slipping,” she thought hopefully. The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.
Chapter 2 of Beginners Luck is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading “The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.”
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading “The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.”
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading ““He’s slipping,” she thought hopefully.”
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading ““He’s slipping,” she thought hopefully.”
plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading ““In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.”
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading “He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.”
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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In this reading ““In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.”
In this reading “Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.””
In this reading ““In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.”
In this reading “Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.””
In this reading “He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.”
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 Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.”
anew
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.”
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s slipping,” she thought hopefully.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading “He’s slipping,” she thought hopefully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
a large number or amount
From this reading Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.
clean or organized
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “He’s slipping,” she thought hopefully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “He’s slipping,” she thought hopefully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Lots of the boys in town shoot a couple during the season.”
plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “In November,” she said as they entered the forest, “there are wild turkeys here.
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading He grunted, but turned to look again at the neat wooded lawns.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The cliffs of Puye were nearer: pale yellow in the pale brightness of the air.
Chapter 2 of Beginners Luck by Emily Hahn holds 410 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 410 sentences of Beginners Luck, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Beginners Luck by Emily Hahn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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