Chapter 2 of Repeat Performance is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Repeat Performance is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter. The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman. I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it. There were several of the three dollar bills. There were two ones.
Chapter 2 of Repeat Performance is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading “I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.”
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “There were several of the three dollar bills.”
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading “The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.”
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “There were several of the three dollar bills.”
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
From this reading “The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.”
(of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning
From this reading “I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.”
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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In this reading “The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.”
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
In this reading “There were several of the three dollar bills.”
In this reading “The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.”
In this reading “There were several of the three dollar bills.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
a young female
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were two ones.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
with speed
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
(of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took Golfin's billfold and quickly thumbed through it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were two ones.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The counter girl was at the far end scrubbing the counter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several of the three dollar bills.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The baldish cashier was on the other side of the store behind a counter, waiting on a man and a woman.
Chapter 2 of Repeat Performance by Rog Phillips holds 465 sentences, grouped into 93 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 465 sentences of Repeat Performance, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Repeat Performance by Rog Phillips exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 465 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
Work through the 93 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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