Chapter 2 of Man Nth is here in full — 569 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Man Nth is here in full — 569 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said. "Stick to me. I still have to get my bearings." Her fingers tensed on his, squeezing. He heard her whispered, "I will."
Chapter 2 of Man Nth is here in full — 569 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who does not believe in the existence of a god
From this reading “"I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.”
plural of “bearing” — relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “I still have to get my bearings."”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “"I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “Her fingers tensed on his, squeezing.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “He heard her whispered, "I will."”
the act of gripping and pressing firmly
From this reading “Her fingers tensed on his, squeezing.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"Stick to me.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “He heard her whispered, "I will."”
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.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
someone who does not believe in the existence of a god
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
plural of “bearing” — relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading I still have to get my bearings."
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her fingers tensed on his, squeezing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I still have to get my bearings."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I still have to get my bearings."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard her whispered, "I will."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her fingers tensed on his, squeezing.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her fingers tensed on his, squeezing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I still have to get my bearings."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Stick to me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I still have to get my bearings."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her fingers tensed on his, squeezing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
the act of gripping and pressing firmly
From this reading Her fingers tensed on his, squeezing.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "Stick to me.
not in physical motion
From this reading I still have to get my bearings."
having inflections to indicate tense
From this reading Her fingers tensed on his, squeezing.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I'm more out of place here than an Atheist in church," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Stick to me.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading He heard her whispered, "I will."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He heard her whispered, "I will."
Chapter 2 of Man Nth by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox holds 569 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 569 sentences of Man Nth, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Man Nth by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 569 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.
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