Chapter 2 of Short Stories of Various Types is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Short Stories of Various Types is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Make up a what for him?" Sam echoed, dumfounded. "What you talkin' about? How can----" "Sawdust," said Penrod. "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
Chapter 2 of Short Stories of Various Types is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What you talkin' about?”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Sam echoed, dumfounded.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “"That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.”
engage in
From this reading “"Make up a what for him?"”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Sam echoed, dumfounded.”
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading “How can----" "Sawdust," said Penrod.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “"That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “"That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.”
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 "Make up a what for him?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What you talkin' about?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can----" "Sawdust," said Penrod.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading Sam echoed, dumfounded.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Sam echoed, dumfounded.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Make up a what for him?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Make up a what for him?"
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can----" "Sawdust," said Penrod.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
engage in
From this reading "Make up a what for him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can----" "Sawdust," said Penrod.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading How can----" "Sawdust," said Penrod.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam echoed, dumfounded.
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading How can----" "Sawdust," said Penrod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What you talkin' about?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Make up a what for him?"
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That's the way the horse we used to have used to have it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Make up a what for him?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you talkin' about?
Chapter 2 of Short Stories of Various Types by Laura F. [Editor] Freck 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 Short Stories of Various Types, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Short Stories of Various Types by Laura F. [Editor] Freck 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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