Chapter 2 of Double Challenge is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Double Challenge is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Want to tell me why?" Al did not raise his voice. "I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton." Al arched surprised brows. "Why's he want those two bucks?"
Chapter 2 of Double Challenge is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches
From this reading “Al arched surprised brows.”
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Al arched surprised brows.”
plural of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
From this reading “"Why's he want those two bucks?"”
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading “"I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “Al did not raise his voice.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Al arched surprised brows.”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “"I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."”
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.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading Al did not raise his voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."
constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches
From this reading Al arched surprised brows.
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Al arched surprised brows.
plural of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
From this reading "Why's he want those two bucks?"
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From this reading "I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Al did not raise his voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why's he want those two bucks?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Al did not raise his voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Want to tell me why?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Al did not raise his voice.
friend of Damon
From this reading "I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading Al did not raise his voice.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Al arched surprised brows.
express in words
From this reading "Want to tell me why?"
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading "I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Why's he want those two bucks?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Want to tell me why?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Why's he want those two bucks?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Al did not raise his voice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Want to tell me why?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Want to tell me why?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why's he want those two bucks?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--I wouldn't shoot Damon and Pythias for Thornton."
Chapter 2 of Double Challenge by Jim Kjelgaard holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 432 sentences of Double Challenge, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Double Challenge by Jim Kjelgaard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 87 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.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 319 minutes of reading across 767 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Double Challenge section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Double Challenge, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
