Chapter 2 of By Blow and Kiss is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of By Blow and Kiss is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“ARE ye tired, lass?” said Scottie. Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders. “Yes,” she admitted, “I am, rather. It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach. But it was interesting in a way, and the driver was so good.
Chapter 2 of By Blow and Kiss is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
From this reading “It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.”
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.”
plural of “es” — a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading “Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading ““ARE ye tired, lass?” said Scottie.”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders.”
old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
From this reading ““ARE ye tired, lass?” said Scottie.”
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders.”
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.
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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 But it was interesting in a way, and the driver was so good.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Yes,” she admitted, “I am, rather.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes,” she admitted, “I am, rather.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “ARE ye tired, lass?” said Scottie.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders.
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was interesting in a way, and the driver was so good.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading But it was interesting in a way, and the driver was so good.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
plural of “es” — a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But it was interesting in a way, and the driver was so good.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” she admitted, “I am, rather.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading But it was interesting in a way, and the driver was so good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “ARE ye tired, lass?” said Scottie.
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders.
on the contrary
From this reading “Yes,” she admitted, “I am, rather.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “ARE ye tired, lass?” said Scottie.
old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
From this reading “ARE ye tired, lass?” said Scottie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” she admitted, “I am, rather.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading Ess Lincoln straightened her bent shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “ARE ye tired, lass?” said Scottie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so bumpy and rough and dusty in the coach.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But it was interesting in a way, and the driver was so good.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “ARE ye tired, lass?” said Scottie.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” she admitted, “I am, rather.
Chapter 2 of By Blow and Kiss by Boyd Cable holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 172 sentences of By Blow and Kiss, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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