Chapter 2 of Skinner's Dress Suit is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Skinner's Dress Suit is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor. "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?" "Am I going? You bet I am. We're all going."
Chapter 2 of Skinner's Dress Suit is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “You bet I am.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"”
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading “"Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “"Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"”
United States actor (1858-1942)
From this reading “HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.”
English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
From this reading “HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.”
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.
at or in the front
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We're all going."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I going?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading You bet I am.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I going?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
and nothing more
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"
in the near future
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
United States actor (1858-1942)
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're all going."
English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
From this reading HOW SKINNER GOT HIS RAISE Presently, Wilkes, in the seat just ahead of Skinner, folded his newspaper and turned to his neighbor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going to the reception to the new pastor at the First Presbyterian?"
Chapter 2 of Skinner's Dress Suit by Henry Irving Dodge holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 206 sentences of Skinner's Dress Suit, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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