Chapter 2 of Code is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Code is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Unless what?” “Unless the man’s ready for them. Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.” Cray stopped. “And so--” Cray leaned closer.
Chapter 2 of Code is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.””
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading ““And so--” Cray leaned closer.”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.””
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading ““And so--” Cray leaned closer.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.””
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.””
medium for communication
From this reading “Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.””
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.””
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 ““And so--” Cray leaned closer.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “And so--” Cray leaned closer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cray stopped.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Unless the man’s ready for them.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “And so--” Cray leaned closer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Unless the man’s ready for them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
medium for communication
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Unless the man’s ready for them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so--” Cray leaned closer.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Cray stopped.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Unless the man’s ready for them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Unless the man’s ready for them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
except if; if not
From this reading “Unless what?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Unless what?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, it’s a pat on the back and a clean bill of health for you; and, ‘Thanks, my noble radio man; your message was music to our honest ears,’ for me.”
Chapter 2 of Code by L. Paul holds 495 sentences, grouped into 99 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 495 sentences of Code, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Code by L. Paul exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 495 sentences, grouped into 99 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.
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