Chapter 2 of Dust is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dust is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, I haven't been worrying. A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.” “You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued. “We are frank and aboveboard. We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
Chapter 2 of Dust is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without concealment or deception; honest
From this reading ““We are frank and aboveboard.”
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.””
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.””
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading ““You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued.”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading ““You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.””
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.””
the act of harassing someone
From this reading ““Oh, I haven't been worrying.”
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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 A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
without concealment or deception; honest
From this reading “We are frank and aboveboard.
be able to spare or give up
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are frank and aboveboard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Oh, I haven't been worrying.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
rid of obstructions
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
a boy or man
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “We are frank and aboveboard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I haven't been worrying.
ten 10s
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I haven't been worrying.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
free from external control and constraint
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
not any; not one
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I haven't been worrying.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading “You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued.
precisely, exactly
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
carry out
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are frank and aboveboard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A fellow situated like me, with a hundred and sixty right in the way of a coal company, can afford to be independent.”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “Oh, I haven't been worrying.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You understand our procedure, Martin,” Robinson continued.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We set the price, and if you can't see your way clear to take it there are no hard feelings.
Chapter 2 of Dust by E. (Emanuel) Haldeman-Julius holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 185 sentences of Dust, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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