Chapter 2 of Off the Beam is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Off the Beam is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I know," said Arden soberly. "But I can't help worrying." "Me, too. Well, I'm off to set up detectors. We'll collect something."
Chapter 2 of Off the Beam is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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get or gather together
From this reading “We'll collect something."”
plural of “detector” — any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
From this reading “Well, I'm off to set up detectors.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"But I can't help worrying."”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Well, I'm off to set up detectors.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Well, I'm off to set up detectors.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"I know," said Arden soberly.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We'll collect something."”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “"But I can't help worrying."”
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set up or found
In this reading “Well, I'm off to set up detectors.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading "I know," said Arden soberly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I can't help worrying."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I can't help worrying."
get or gather together
From this reading We'll collect something."
plural of “detector” — any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
From this reading Well, I'm off to set up detectors.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "But I can't help worrying."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know," said Arden soberly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'm off to set up detectors.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know," said Arden soberly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me, too.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Well, I'm off to set up detectors.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I know," said Arden soberly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Well, I'm off to set up detectors.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "I know," said Arden soberly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We'll collect something."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I'm off to set up detectors.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Me, too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, I'm off to set up detectors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll collect something."
(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, I'm off to set up detectors.
the act of harassing someone
From this reading "But I can't help worrying."
Chapter 2 of Off the Beam by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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 467 sentences of Off the Beam, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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