Chapter 2 of Hostage of Tomorrow is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Hostage of Tomorrow is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him. "Wait." Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice. "Were any of you folks ever in Germany? It's a wonderful place.
Chapter 2 of Hostage of Tomorrow is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.”
your parents
From this reading “"Were any of you folks ever in Germany?”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “"Were any of you folks ever in Germany?”
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “"There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.”
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading “Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.”
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading “"There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “It's a wonderful place.”
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.
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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 "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Were any of you folks ever in Germany?
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
take in solid food
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
at any time
From this reading "Were any of you folks ever in Germany?
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.
your parents
From this reading "Were any of you folks ever in Germany?
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading "Were any of you folks ever in Germany?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Were any of you folks ever in Germany?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a wonderful place.
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It's a wonderful place.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a joint down the street says 'Eat'," Dugan nudged him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Manning faced the bunch of idlers and raised his voice.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were any of you folks ever in Germany?
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It's a wonderful place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Were any of you folks ever in Germany?
Chapter 2 of Hostage of Tomorrow by Robert Abernathy holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 430 sentences of Hostage of Tomorrow, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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