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Chapter 2 of Luck at the Diamond Fields is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon. "He seems rather a pleasant sort of man. I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money. I wonder whether you ever met him out there, Kate?" Kate looked troubled.
Chapter 2 of Luck at the Diamond Fields is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 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.
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
From this reading “I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.”
a midday meal
From this reading “"The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “"He seems rather a pleasant sort of man.”
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading “"The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Kate looked troubled.”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “"The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.”
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 met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.”
In this reading “"The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.”
In this reading “I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.”
In this reading “"He seems rather a pleasant sort of man.”
In this reading “I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.”
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 "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
at any time
From this reading I wonder whether you ever met him out there, Kate?"
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
the act of departing
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He seems rather a pleasant sort of man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder whether you ever met him out there, Kate?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Kate looked troubled.
a midday meal
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "He seems rather a pleasant sort of man.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He seems rather a pleasant sort of man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I wonder whether you ever met him out there, Kate?"
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "He seems rather a pleasant sort of man.
on the contrary
From this reading "He seems rather a pleasant sort of man.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "He seems rather a pleasant sort of man.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "He seems rather a pleasant sort of man.
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I wonder whether you ever met him out there, Kate?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Kate looked troubled.
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
in or at the place that
From this reading I met him at Coventry the other day; he comes from the Diamond Fields, where he made some money.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wonder whether you ever met him out there, Kate?"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The Watsons are going to bring a friend with them to tennis, I forget his name," said Mr Warner to his wife one day at luncheon.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder whether you ever met him out there, Kate?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wonder whether you ever met him out there, Kate?"
Chapter 2 of Luck at the Diamond Fields by Dalrymple J. Belgrave holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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