Chapter 2 of Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. STEWART'S LETTER. "'Tis half against my judgment. Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!" "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
Chapter 2 of Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “"'Tis half against my judgment.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"”
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading “Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “"It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.”
possessive form of “stewart” — United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “STEWART'S LETTER.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"'Tis half against my judgment.”
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"”
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 “"It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.”
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.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "'Tis half against my judgment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "'Tis half against my judgment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading "'Tis half against my judgment.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading STEWART'S LETTER.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Tis half against my judgment.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"
possessive form of “stewart” — United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading STEWART'S LETTER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis half against my judgment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Kindly fortune, Send fair prosperity upon this venture!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will be quite easy to find our rooms, mother," said Isobel.
Chapter 2 of Bosom Friends: A Seaside Story by Angela Brazil holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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