Chapter 2 of Bring the Jubilee is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bring the Jubilee is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.” Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand. “Might and mightnt. Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.” “I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.
Chapter 2 of Bring the Jubilee is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading ““I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading ““I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.”
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading ““I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.”
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading “Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading ““There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.””
plural of “speck” — a very small spot
From this reading “Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.”
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.
give sudden release to an expression
In this reading ““I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.”
the one friend who is closest to you
In this reading “Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Might and mightnt.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
a youthful male person
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading “I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Might and mightnt.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
plural of “speck” — a very small spot
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “I’d thought,” I burst out, “I’d thought to try Columbia College.
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pondible wiped specks of froth from his beard with the back of his hand.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “There might be more written here if more people had time to learn.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Oh, some of my best friends are book-readers, don’t get me wrong, boy.”
Chapter 2 of Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 430 sentences of Bring the Jubilee, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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