Chapter 2 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Look here, Johnny!" I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground. A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion. His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's. A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.
Chapter 2 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.”
extreme fatigue
From this reading “A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “"Look here, Johnny!"”
plural of “skewer” — a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
From this reading “A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.”
dependable
From this reading “A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.”
doomed to extinction
From this reading “A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.”
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading “His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.”
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 “I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.”
In this reading “A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.”
In this reading “A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.”
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 A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
from appearances alone
From this reading A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
next to; at the side of
From this reading A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.
plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.
extreme fatigue
From this reading A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Look here, Johnny!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "Look here, Johnny!"
and nothing more
From this reading His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look here, Johnny!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
cut with a saw
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
plural of “skewer” — a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
From this reading A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.
dependable
From this reading A stout stick and the bundles of skewers lay beside him.
doomed to extinction
From this reading A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A man had sunk down there, apparently from exhaustion.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I looked as well as I could for the night and the trees, and saw something on the ground.
a Caucasian
From this reading His face was a tawny white, just like the dead child's.
Chapter 2 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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