Chapter 2 of Carter, and Other People is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Carter, and Other People is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I'd be game,” he said. “I'd buy the soup. I'd give myself that one more chance. I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to. I'm just doing it because I've _got_ to.
Chapter 2 of Carter, and Other People is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 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.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““I'd buy the soup.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I'd give myself that one more chance.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “I'm just doing it because I've _got_ to.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading ““I'd be game,” he said.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I'd give myself that one more chance.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading ““I'd buy the soup.”
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.
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 with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I'd be game,” he said.
for the reason that
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “I'd buy the soup.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I'd give myself that one more chance.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I'm just doing it because I've _got_ to.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “I'd be game,” he said.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I'd give myself that one more chance.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'm just doing it because I've _got_ to.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'd be game,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'd be game,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm just doing it because I've _got_ to.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm just doing it because I've _got_ to.
and nothing more
From this reading I'm just doing it because I've _got_ to.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I'd give myself that one more chance.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'd give myself that one more chance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'd give myself that one more chance.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I'd be game,” he said.
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “I'd buy the soup.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'd give myself that one more chance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I'd buy the soup.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
during the time that
From this reading I must remember while I'm killing myself, that I'm not killing myself because I _want_ to.
Chapter 2 of Carter, and Other People by Don Marquis holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 447 sentences of Carter, and Other People, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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