Chapter 2 of Status Quo is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Status Quo is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She had them now. She said superiorly. “Not necessarily to some_body_. It can belong to, like, an organization.” Steve grunted skepticism.
Chapter 2 of Status Quo is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “It can belong to, like, an organization.””
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Steve grunted skepticism.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It can belong to, like, an organization.””
in an essential manner
From this reading ““Not necessarily to some_body_.”
a group of people who work together
From this reading “It can belong to, like, an organization.””
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She said superiorly.”
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “Steve grunted skepticism.”
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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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It can belong to, like, an organization.”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading It can belong to, like, an organization.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Not necessarily to some_body_.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can belong to, like, an organization.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Steve grunted skepticism.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had them now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can belong to, like, an organization.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It can belong to, like, an organization.”
in an essential manner
From this reading “Not necessarily to some_body_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not necessarily to some_body_.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had them now.
a group of people who work together
From this reading It can belong to, like, an organization.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said superiorly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had them now.
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading Steve grunted skepticism.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Not necessarily to some_body_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steve grunted skepticism.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said superiorly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had them now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Not necessarily to some_body_.
Chapter 2 of Status Quo by Mack Reynolds holds 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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 481 sentences of Status Quo, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Status Quo by Mack Reynolds exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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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About 197 minutes of reading across 474 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Status Quo, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
