Chapter 2 of Pic the Weapon-Maker is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Pic the Weapon-Maker is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“As you please,” snorted the Rhinoceros. “But we must attend to Grun Waugh first. Then you may have your turn.” The Cave Man smiled. Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
Chapter 2 of Pic the Weapon-Maker is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading ““But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.”
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.”
massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
From this reading ““As you please,” snorted the Rhinoceros.”
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading “Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading ““As you please,” snorted the Rhinoceros.”
toned down
From this reading “Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.”
English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
From this reading ““But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As you please,” snorted the Rhinoceros.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The Cave Man smiled.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then you may have your turn.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Cave Man smiled.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Then you may have your turn.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
not one, and not any
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “As you please,” snorted the Rhinoceros.
massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
From this reading “As you please,” snorted the Rhinoceros.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The Cave Man smiled.
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “As you please,” snorted the Rhinoceros.
toned down
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As you please,” snorted the Rhinoceros.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you may have your turn.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Then you may have your turn.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
From this reading “But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But we must attend to Grun Waugh first.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beasts never more than snarled and showed their teeth; and in their hideous mouthings was none of the joy and sunshine which now softened that friendly face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As you please,” snorted the Rhinoceros.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you may have your turn.”
Chapter 2 of Pic the Weapon-Maker by George Langford holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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