Chapter 2 of Behind the Green Door is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Behind the Green Door is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-bye. Have a nice time. And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!" "Not if I can help it," laughed Penny. Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
Chapter 2 of Behind the Green Door is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or in the front
From this reading “And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"”
quick and energetic
From this reading “Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Have a nice time.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “"Not if I can help it," laughed Penny.”
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.”
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.
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
In this reading “And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"”
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 Have a nice time.
at or in the front
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
quick and energetic
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Not if I can help it," laughed Penny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have a nice time.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Not if I can help it," laughed Penny.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not if I can help it," laughed Penny.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Not if I can help it," laughed Penny.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not if I can help it," laughed Penny.
someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Not if I can help it," laughed Penny.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Have a nice time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not if I can help it," laughed Penny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "Not if I can help it," laughed Penny.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Have a nice time.
in the direction of
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Francine had left the waiting room and was walking with a brisk step toward the plane.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And don't let that know-it-all Francine get ahead of you!"
Chapter 2 of Behind the Green Door by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Behind the Green Door, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Behind the Green Door by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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