Chapter 2 of Tales of the Jazz Age is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tales of the Jazz Age is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken. An hour passed. Back and forth it went. Taylor had been at it again--and again and again. They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.
Chapter 2 of Tales of the Jazz Age is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 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.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.”
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Back and forth it went.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “Taylor had been at it again--and again and again.”
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading “They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.”
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.
anew
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour passed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Back and forth it went.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Taylor had been at it again--and again and again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back and forth it went.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Taylor had been at it again--and again and again.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.
divisible by two
From this reading They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Back and forth it went.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour passed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Back and forth it went.
immediately past
From this reading They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading An hour passed.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading Taylor had been at it again--and again and again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now Nancy had the dice again, but her luck had broken.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Back and forth it went.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were even at last--Nancy lost her ultimate five dollars.
Chapter 2 of Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Tales of the Jazz Age, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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