Chapter 2 of Love in a Muddle is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Love in a Muddle is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was very pale and constrained. I suppose it was his good-byes with Grace. I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew! "Let’s sit down, kid," he said abruptly. "I’ve a lot to say."
Chapter 2 of Love in a Muddle is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
quickly and without warning
From this reading “"Let’s sit down, kid," he said abruptly.”
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading “He was very pale and constrained.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “I suppose it was his good-byes with Grace.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Let’s sit down, kid," he said abruptly.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"I’ve a lot to say."”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “He was very pale and constrained.”
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!”
showing curiosity
From this reading “I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!”
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.
take a seat
In this reading “"Let’s sit down, kid," he said abruptly.”
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 "I’ve a lot to say."
quickly and without warning
From this reading "Let’s sit down, kid," he said abruptly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was very pale and constrained.
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading He was very pale and constrained.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Let’s sit down, kid," he said abruptly.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose it was his good-byes with Grace.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading I suppose it was his good-byes with Grace.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very pale and constrained.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I suppose it was his good-byes with Grace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose it was his good-byes with Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ve a lot to say."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suppose it was his good-byes with Grace.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Let’s sit down, kid," he said abruptly.
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 I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let’s sit down, kid," he said abruptly.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "I’ve a lot to say."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was very pale and constrained.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
express in words
From this reading "I’ve a lot to say."
be seated
From this reading "Let’s sit down, kid," he said abruptly.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose it was his good-byes with Grace.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
precisely as stated
From this reading He was very pale and constrained.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very pale and constrained.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suppose it was his good-byes with Grace.
showing curiosity
From this reading I kept on wondering what they had said to each other, wishing I knew!
Chapter 2 of Love in a Muddle by Christine Jope-Slade holds 488 sentences, grouped into 98 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 488 sentences of Love in a Muddle, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Love in a Muddle by Christine Jope-Slade exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 488 sentences, grouped into 98 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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