Chapter 2 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded. “You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested. “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.” “Why? It was home, wasn’t it?
Chapter 2 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading ““It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.””
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading ““You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading ““It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.””
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ““You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.””
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading ““It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.””
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading ““It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.”
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In this reading ““It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.””
anew
In this reading ““It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.””
In this reading ““You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.”
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anew
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
(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 “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading “You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.
at any time
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was home, wasn’t it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was home, wasn’t it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
above and across; more than
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “It’s all there and more than ever,” the stranger cheerily responded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was home, wasn’t it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was home, wasn’t it?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “It’s queer that you all went straight back to the same ground and built over again.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You won’t find any large cracks,” he jested.
Chapter 2 of His Great Adventure by Robert Herrick holds 417 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 417 sentences of His Great Adventure, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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