Chapter 2 of Gunpowder Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Gunpowder Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first. The wolves were charmed. This was better luck than they had expected. The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies. They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.
Chapter 2 of Gunpowder Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.”
strongly attracted
From this reading “The wolves were charmed.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.”
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading “The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.”
domestic swine
From this reading “They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.”
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.”
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “The wolves were charmed.”
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 “This was better luck than they had expected.”
In this reading “In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.”
come to a halt after driving somewhere
In this reading “The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.”
In this reading “In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.
in addition
From this reading They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading This was better luck than they had expected.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
strongly attracted
From this reading The wolves were charmed.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading This was better luck than they had expected.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
set up or found
From this reading They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was better luck than they had expected.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading This was better luck than they had expected.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
domestic swine
From this reading They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.
in the near future
From this reading The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading They also found the pig and ate him, sack and all.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was better luck than they had expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was better luck than they had expected.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was better luck than they had expected.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In two minutes a second human being came running down the road and joined the first.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was better luck than they had expected.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wolves were charmed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The few which had continued the chase presently pulled up and consumed the two ponies.
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading The wolves were charmed.
Chapter 2 of Gunpowder Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys by Harold Avery holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 463 sentences of Gunpowder Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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