Chapter 2 of It's Raining Frogs! is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of It's Raining Frogs! is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him. She was angry, of course. But she was something more than angry. "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife. "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
Chapter 2 of It's Raining Frogs! is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “She was angry, of course.”
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “"I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “"I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.”
the act of conquering
From this reading “"George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.”
come to understand
From this reading “At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “"George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.”
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 “"George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.”
as might be expected
In this reading “She was angry, of course.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.”
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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 "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading She was angry, of course.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was something more than angry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
the act of conquering
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading She was angry, of course.
come to understand
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
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 "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But she was something more than angry.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was angry, of course.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But she was something more than angry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But she was something more than angry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first George couldn't quite fathom the look she gave him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I'll be in our city apartment," he told her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was angry, of course.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "George," she said, and his name came out in a long sigh, and he knew that for the first time he had made a conquest of his wife.
Chapter 2 of It's Raining Frogs! by Stephen Marlowe holds 529 sentences, grouped into 106 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.
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