Chapter 2 of Cue for Quiet is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Cue for Quiet is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?" I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word. One of the older men broke in. "One moment," he said. "Can you stop any one of these fans, or all of them?
Chapter 2 of Cue for Quiet is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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from appearances alone
From this reading “"Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"”
in a brisk manner
From this reading “"Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"”
lacking funds
From this reading “One of the older men broke in.”
plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading “"Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"”
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “"Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “One of the older men broke in.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"”
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 “One of the older men broke in.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Can you stop any one of these fans, or all of them?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Can you stop any one of these fans, or all of them?
from appearances alone
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
in a brisk manner
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
lacking funds
From this reading One of the older men broke in.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the older men broke in.
the force of workers available
From this reading One of the older men broke in.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
a particular point in time
From this reading "One moment," he said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the older men broke in.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading One of the older men broke in.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the older men broke in.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Can you stop any one of these fans, or all of them?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
express in words
From this reading I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Can you stop any one of these fans, or all of them?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I started to tell him that "apparently" wasn't the right word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Miller," he said briskly, "can you stop these fans as you did, apparently, the other?"
Chapter 2 of Cue for Quiet by T. L. Sherred holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of Cue for Quiet, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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