Chapter 2 of "Tex" is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of "Tex" is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tex burst out laughing. "It’s all my mistake, Mr. Williams. I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all. No offense on my part, sir. Are you th’ Mr. Williams that keeps th’ ho-tel?"
Chapter 2 of "Tex" is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “Are you th’ Mr. Williams that keeps th’ ho-tel?"”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"It’s all my mistake, Mr. Williams.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.”
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading “No offense on my part, sir.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “"It’s all my mistake, Mr. Williams.”
time long past
From this reading “I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.”
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.
give sudden release to an expression
In this reading “Tex burst out laughing.”
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 I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
later than; following
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
(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 "It’s all my mistake, Mr. Williams.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you th’ Mr. Williams that keeps th’ ho-tel?"
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Tex burst out laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you th’ Mr. Williams that keeps th’ ho-tel?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s all my mistake, Mr. Williams.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading Are you th’ Mr. Williams that keeps th’ ho-tel?"
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Tex burst out laughing.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It’s all my mistake, Mr. Williams.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It’s all my mistake, Mr. Williams.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It’s all my mistake, Mr. Williams.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
not any; not one
From this reading No offense on my part, sir.
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading No offense on my part, sir.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No offense on my part, sir.
on one occasion
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Tex burst out laughing.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading No offense on my part, sir.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
term of address for a man
From this reading No offense on my part, sir.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tex burst out laughing.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Are you th’ Mr. Williams that keeps th’ ho-tel?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Are you th’ Mr. Williams that keeps th’ ho-tel?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading "It’s all my mistake, Mr. Williams.
time long past
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought you named yore store after a poem I read once, that’s all.
Chapter 2 of "Tex" by Clarence Edward Mulford holds 409 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 409 sentences of "Tex", unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of "Tex" by Clarence Edward Mulford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in "Tex", each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
