Chapter 2 of Endurance Test is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Endurance Test is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SURPRISING LANDY. "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!" "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water." "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?" "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
Chapter 2 of Endurance Test is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “"LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"”
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “"That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “"Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “"Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."”
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading “SURPRISING LANDY.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “"That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"”
look attentively
From this reading “"That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"”
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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 "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
and nothing more
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SURPRISING LANDY.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
a soft white cheese with a very strong pungent odor and flavor
From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mine gootness gracious, poys, oxcuse me, if you blease.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading SURPRISING LANDY.
carry out
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "LET Adam Limburger have a try, fellows!"
look attentively
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, give the new tenderfoot scout a chance to show what he can do in the water."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's the ticket; just watch him take the high dive, will you, boys?"
Chapter 2 of Endurance Test by Alan, Captain Douglas holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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 96 sentences of Endurance Test, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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