Chapter 2 of Redemption is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Redemption is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Almost twenty. We had a picnic the day before. Ralph and I, she and Estevan. If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it. We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.
Chapter 2 of Redemption is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.”
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “We had a picnic the day before.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.”
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading “If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “"Almost twenty.”
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.
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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 We had a picnic the day before.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Almost twenty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
any thing at all
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
not any; not one
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ralph and I, she and Estevan.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We had a stereo-camera, and we took pictures.
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Almost twenty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If anything was troubling her, she certainly gave no sign of it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a picnic the day before.
Chapter 2 of Redemption by Robert F. Young holds 558 sentences, grouped into 112 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 558 sentences of Redemption, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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