Chapter 2 of Master of the Moondog is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Master of the Moondog is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A waitress brought drinks and departed. Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket. It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork. He filled the glasses, gave one to the girl. Raising the other, he smiled into Darbor's dangerous eyes.
Chapter 2 of Master of the Moondog is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.”
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading “Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.”
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading “It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.”
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading “It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “A waitress brought drinks and departed.”
to overflow like a geyser
From this reading “It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.”
a woman waiter
From this reading “A waitress brought drinks and departed.”
past form of “wrest” — obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
From this reading “It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A waitress brought drinks and departed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A waitress brought drinks and departed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A waitress brought drinks and departed.
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Raising the other, he smiled into Darbor's dangerous eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raising the other, he smiled into Darbor's dangerous eyes.
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
well in the past; former
From this reading A waitress brought drinks and departed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading A waitress brought drinks and departed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Raising the other, he smiled into Darbor's dangerous eyes.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading He filled the glasses, gave one to the girl.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He filled the glasses, gave one to the girl.
to overflow like a geyser
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
a young female
From this reading He filled the glasses, gave one to the girl.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading He filled the glasses, gave one to the girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He filled the glasses, gave one to the girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Raising the other, he smiled into Darbor's dangerous eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He filled the glasses, gave one to the girl.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Raising the other, he smiled into Darbor's dangerous eyes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Raising the other, he smiled into Darbor's dangerous eyes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Raising the other, he smiled into Darbor's dangerous eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snowgrape Champagne from Mars cooled in a silver bucket.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He filled the glasses, gave one to the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
a woman waiter
From this reading A waitress brought drinks and departed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
past form of “wrest” — obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
From this reading It was the right temperature, so did not geyser as Denver unskilfully wrested out the cork.
Chapter 2 of Master of the Moondog by Stanley Mullen holds 437 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.
Chapter 2 holds 437 sentences of Master of the Moondog, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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