Chapter 2 of O+F is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of O+F is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I brought some bagels," Oliver said. George rubbed his hands together. "Come see." Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material. Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
Chapter 2 of O+F is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.”
plural of “bagel” — (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
From this reading “"I brought some bagels," Oliver said.”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.”
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading “Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.”
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.”
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading “Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.”
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
From this reading “Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.”
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.”
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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 Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
plural of “bagel” — (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
From this reading "I brought some bagels," Oliver said.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I brought some bagels," Oliver said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come see."
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George rubbed his hands together.
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading George rubbed his hands together.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George rubbed his hands together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I brought some bagels," Oliver said.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading "I brought some bagels," Oliver said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading George rubbed his hands together.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I brought some bagels," Oliver said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come see."
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I brought some bagels," Oliver said.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading George rubbed his hands together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two copper pipes made a right angle to its base.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Near a brick wall, a thirty gallon grease drum stood on a sheet of asbestos-like material.
Chapter 2 of O+F by John Moncure Wetterau holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of O+F, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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