Chapter 2 of Bodyguard is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bodyguard is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lockard flushed. "Chance! Everybody rates a chance but me. Can't you see, I am giving you a chance. Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
Chapter 2 of Bodyguard is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
every person
From this reading “Everybody rates a chance but me.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Lockard flushed.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."”
the act of giving
From this reading “Can't you see, I am giving you a chance.”
a perceptual structure
From this reading “Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."”
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “Everybody rates a chance but me.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."”
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 Everybody rates a chance but me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Can't you see, I am giving you a chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everybody rates a chance but me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you see, I am giving you a chance.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Chance!
every person
From this reading Everybody rates a chance but me.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Lockard flushed.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
the act of giving
From this reading Can't you see, I am giving you a chance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Can't you see, I am giving you a chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lockard flushed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everybody rates a chance but me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
a perceptual structure
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading Everybody rates a chance but me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Can't you see, I am giving you a chance.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get me somebody to follow my pattern, and I promise you Ortiz won't talk."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can't you see, I am giving you a chance.
Chapter 2 of Bodyguard by H. L. (Horace Leonard) Gold holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 463 sentences of Bodyguard, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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