Chapter 2 of Freedom is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Freedom is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She shook her head. "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening." He scowled for the first time in hours. He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl. What her personal life was, he had no idea.
Chapter 2 of Freedom is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reserved in advance
From this reading “"Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “What her personal life was, he had no idea.”
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading “He scowled for the first time in hours.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She shook her head.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."”
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.
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In this reading “He scowled for the first time in hours.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."
reserved in advance
From this reading "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He scowled for the first time in hours.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.
a young female
From this reading He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What her personal life was, he had no idea.
only a very short time before
From this reading He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He scowled for the first time in hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He scowled for the first time in hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What her personal life was, he had no idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He scowled for the first time in hours.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading What her personal life was, he had no idea.
not any; not one
From this reading What her personal life was, he had no idea.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading What her personal life was, he had no idea.
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading He scowled for the first time in hours.
from appearances alone
From this reading He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He'd seemingly forgotten that he hardly knew this girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He scowled for the first time in hours.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He scowled for the first time in hours.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Sorry, but I'm already booked up for this evening."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What her personal life was, he had no idea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What her personal life was, he had no idea.
Chapter 2 of Freedom by Mack Reynolds holds 420 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 420 sentences of Freedom, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Freedom by Mack Reynolds exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 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.
Work through the 84 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 Freedom, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
