Chapter 2 of Pals is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Pals is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain. "Yes, they’re all here. May as well toss for innin’s, Joe." "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood. "Shall I toss, or you?"
Chapter 2 of Pals is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “eject” — put out or expel from a place
From this reading “"Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “"Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.”
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading “"Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.”
third-person singular of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.”
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
From this reading “"Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.”
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “May as well toss for innin’s, Joe."”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “"Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “"Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.”
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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 "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading May as well toss for innin’s, Joe."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
-ing form of “eject” — put out or expel from a place
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading May as well toss for innin’s, Joe."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, they’re all here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I toss, or you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May as well toss for innin’s, Joe."
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May as well toss for innin’s, Joe."
the force of workers available
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Shall I toss, or you?"
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
third-person singular of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I toss, or you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, they’re all here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading May as well toss for innin’s, Joe."
(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 May as well toss for innin’s, Joe."
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, they’re all here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Right you are," responds Joe, ejecting a jet of saliva on a piece of flat wood.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Got all your men, Wilson?" said Joe to the Dingdonglas’ captain.
Chapter 2 of Pals by Joseph Bowes holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of Pals, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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