Chapter 2 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Luke Sharper. Age, thirty-four. Married, but not much. Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey. Favorite recreation, suffering.
Chapter 2 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “Favorite recreation, suffering.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “Luke Sharper.”
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading “Favorite recreation, suffering.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey.”
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading “Luke Sharper.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “Favorite recreation, suffering.”
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading “Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey.”
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.
how long something has existed
From this reading Age, thirty-four.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Married, but not much.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Favorite recreation, suffering.
an English coin worth half a penny
From this reading Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading Luke Sharper.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Married, but not much.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Married, but not much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Married, but not much.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey.
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading Favorite recreation, suffering.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey.
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading Luke Sharper.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Favorite recreation, suffering.
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading Private residence, Jawbones, Halfpenny Hole, Surrey.
being four more than thirty
From this reading Age, thirty-four.
Chapter 2 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson by Barry Pain holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 78 sentences of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson by Barry Pain exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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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