Chapter 2 of Fore! is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Fore! is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G. & N., called me on the phone. The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours. "That you, Curtiss? I'll be right down.
Chapter 2 of Fore! is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.”
United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)
From this reading “"That you, Curtiss?”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.”
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “& N., called me on the phone.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.”
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 “The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll be right down.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading & N., called me on the phone.
United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)
From this reading "That you, Curtiss?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I'll be right down.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll be right down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading & N., called me on the phone.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading & N., called me on the phone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading & N., called me on the phone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading & N., called me on the phone.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I'll be right down.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The railroad offices are in the same building, on the floor above ours.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That you, Curtiss?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
at the time that
From this reading IV I was sitting in my office one morning when Atkinson, of the C. G.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That you, Curtiss?
Chapter 2 of Fore! by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Fore!, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Fore! by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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