Chapter 2 of For the Honor of Randall is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of For the Honor of Randall is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this: “Bang! Bang! Seven redskins bit the dust!” Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
Chapter 2 of For the Honor of Randall is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strike violently
From this reading ““Bang!”
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading “BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:”
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.”
an amount of time
From this reading “Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.”
blessed with privileges
From this reading “Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.”
plural of “redskin” — (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading “Seven redskins bit the dust!””
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading “Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:”
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In this reading “BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:”
In this reading “BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:”
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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 BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
later than; following
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
in the past
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
strike violently
From this reading “Bang!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Seven redskins bit the dust!”
make calm or still
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
remove the dust from
From this reading Seven redskins bit the dust!”
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
where you live at a particular time
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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prefer or wish to do something
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information about recent and important events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
an amount of time
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
blessed with privileges
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
plural of “redskin” — (slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading Seven redskins bit the dust!”
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Seven redskins bit the dust!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
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From this reading Then, after the sensational opening, came a calm period wherein the author was privileged to do some explaining.
a late time of life
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME Years ago, it was the custom, for a certain style of stories, to begin something like this:
Chapter 2 of For the Honor of Randall by Lester Chadwick holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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