Chapter 2 of Captain Kodak is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Captain Kodak is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs. It was the Doctor. “Can’t we come?” That was Edith. “Yes, yes!
Chapter 2 of Captain Kodak is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ““Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ““Can’t we come?””
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “It was the Doctor.”
transport commercially
From this reading ““Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading ““Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading ““Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading ““Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, yes!”
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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 “Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t we come?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Can’t we come?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was the Doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was Edith.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the Doctor.
transport commercially
From this reading “Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Edith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Ship ahoy!” came a voice from the stable stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the Doctor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Can’t we come?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, yes!
Chapter 2 of Captain Kodak by Alexander Black holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Captain Kodak, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Captain Kodak by Alexander Black exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
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