Chapter 2 of Monopoly is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Monopoly is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Walk," Crystal said laconically. She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside. "Where are we heading for?" Brian grunted as he struggled along. "The headquarters of the Carlton family.
Chapter 2 of Monopoly is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 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.
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading “"Walk," Crystal said laconically.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Brian grunted as he struggled along.”
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading “"Where are we heading for?"”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “"The headquarters of the Carlton family.”
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading “She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.”
the side or slope of a mountain
From this reading “She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.”
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading “She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Brian grunted as he struggled along.”
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 “She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.”
In this reading “She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.”
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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Brian grunted as he struggled along.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are we heading for?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brian grunted as he struggled along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The headquarters of the Carlton family.
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading "Walk," Crystal said laconically.
a social unit living together
From this reading "The headquarters of the Carlton family.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Where are we heading for?"
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Brian grunted as he struggled along.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brian grunted as he struggled along.
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading "Where are we heading for?"
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading "The headquarters of the Carlton family.
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "Walk," Crystal said laconically.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
the side or slope of a mountain
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The headquarters of the Carlton family.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Walk," Crystal said laconically.
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Brian grunted as he struggled along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Walk," Crystal said laconically.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She led the way as they started scrambling through the jungle up the mountainside.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Where are we heading for?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are we heading for?"
Chapter 2 of Monopoly by Vic Phillips holds 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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 482 sentences of Monopoly, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Monopoly by Vic Phillips exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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 97 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 97 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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About 80 minutes of reading across 193 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Monopoly, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
