Chapter 2 of Outlaw Jack is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Outlaw Jack is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BLOW IN THE DARK. "Well, Burr, any change to-day?" "Yes--a great one." "For better or worse?" "The road will be open for us to-morrow.
Chapter 2 of Outlaw Jack is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “"For better or worse?"”
exhale hard
From this reading “A BLOW IN THE DARK.”
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading “"Well, Burr, any change to-day?"”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “"Well, Burr, any change to-day?"”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “A BLOW IN THE DARK.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"The road will be open for us to-morrow.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “"The road will be open for us to-morrow.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “"For better or worse?"”
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 “A BLOW IN THE DARK.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Well, Burr, any change to-day?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The road will be open for us to-morrow.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "For better or worse?"
exhale hard
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK.
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading "Well, Burr, any change to-day?"
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Well, Burr, any change to-day?"
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For better or worse?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Yes--a great one."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes--a great one."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "The road will be open for us to-morrow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "For better or worse?"
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "The road will be open for us to-morrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Burr, any change to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The road will be open for us to-morrow.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The road will be open for us to-morrow.
(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, Burr, any change to-day?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The road will be open for us to-morrow.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "For better or worse?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes--a great one."
Chapter 2 of Outlaw Jack by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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 297 sentences of Outlaw Jack, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Outlaw Jack by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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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