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Chapter 2 of Puzzles and oddities is here in full — 798 sentences across 160 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you. 155. 1. A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2. Part of a visage, or self to say; 3.
Chapter 2 of Puzzles and oddities is here in full — 798 sentences across 160 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2.”
having made preparations
From this reading “My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.”
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading “My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Part of a visage, or self to say; 3.”
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading “My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.”
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading “Part of a visage, or self to say; 3.”
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From this reading 155.
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From this reading A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2.
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From this reading Part of a visage, or self to say; 3.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2.
having made preparations
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
the force of workers available
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A common fish, or an Eastern bay; 2.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part of a visage, or self to say; 3.
express in words
From this reading Part of a visage, or self to say; 3.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Part of a visage, or self to say; 3.
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading Part of a visage, or self to say; 3.
at the time that
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My FIRST is a house men love to view; My SECOND you do when you fasten your shoe; My THIRD is one of a loving two; My WHOLE I fain would be with you.
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