Chapter 2 of Piper in the Woods is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Piper in the Woods is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thanks." Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out. He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall. "By the way, any more cases come up?" "Two more today," Watts was grim.
Chapter 2 of Piper in the Woods is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “"By the way, any more cases come up?"”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “"Two more today," Watts was grim.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.”
staying power
From this reading “Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.”
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading “Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Thanks."”
the present time or age
From this reading “"Two more today," Watts was grim.”
English poet and theologian (1674-1748)
From this reading “He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.”
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.
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bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"By the way, any more cases come up?"”
In this reading “Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “"By the way, any more cases come up?"”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "By the way, any more cases come up?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By the way, any more cases come up?"
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading "By the way, any more cases come up?"
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "By the way, any more cases come up?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "Two more today," Watts was grim.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.
staying power
From this reading Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "By the way, any more cases come up?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.
the present time or age
From this reading "Two more today," Watts was grim.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Harris took a chair, stretching his legs out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two more today," Watts was grim.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "By the way, any more cases come up?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Two more today," Watts was grim.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.
English poet and theologian (1674-1748)
From this reading He watched Watts as he closed the door to the hall.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "By the way, any more cases come up?"
Chapter 2 of Piper in the Woods by Philip K. Dick holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 447 sentences of Piper in the Woods, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Piper in the Woods by Philip K. Dick exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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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