Chapter 2 of Drowsy is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Drowsy is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Provoking! Most annoying! And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing." Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger. "Don't forget your promise."
Chapter 2 of Drowsy is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading “Most annoying!”
cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
From this reading “And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"Don't forget your promise."”
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading “"Provoking!”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.”
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 “Most annoying!”
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 And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
(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 And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading Most annoying!
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't forget your promise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Don't forget your promise."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most annoying!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "Don't forget your promise."
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading "Provoking!
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading And here I have had a long drive beneath a broiling sun--and all for nothing."
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Dr. Cervini waved a solemn finger.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't forget your promise."
Chapter 2 of Drowsy by John Ames Mitchell holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Drowsy, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Drowsy by John Ames Mitchell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Drowsy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
