Chapter 2 of Man Alone is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Man Alone is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, I want to know what the words are. What you just said." "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man! Sing it!" In an uncertain voice the radioman began to sing:
Chapter 2 of Man Alone is here in full — 570 sentences across 114 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.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “"Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Sing it!"”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “"Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!”
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading “In an uncertain voice the radioman began to sing:”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “"Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “"No, I want to know what the words are.”
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 “In an uncertain voice the radioman began to sing:”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “"Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an uncertain voice the radioman began to sing:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, I want to know what the words are.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In an uncertain voice the radioman began to sing:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I want to know what the words are.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an uncertain voice the radioman began to sing:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
and nothing more
From this reading What you just said."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "No, I want to know what the words are.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I want to know what the words are.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an uncertain voice the radioman began to sing:
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What you just said."
deliver by singing
From this reading Sing it!"
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, I want to know what the words are.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, I want to know what the words are.
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading In an uncertain voice the radioman began to sing:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading In an uncertain voice the radioman began to sing:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "No, I want to know what the words are.
(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 "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "No, I want to know what the words are.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "Well, it goes, I mean it starts out, I can't remember the whole--" "Come _on_, man!
the words that are spoken
From this reading "No, I want to know what the words are.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What you just said."
Chapter 2 of Man Alone by Don Berry holds 570 sentences, grouped into 114 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 570 sentences of Man Alone, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Man Alone by Don Berry exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 570 sentences, grouped into 114 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.
Work through the 114 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 114 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Man Alone, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
