Chapter 2 of That's Not Love is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of That's Not Love is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house. Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage. Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied. It was young Randall. That was all he needed to know.
Chapter 2 of That's Not Love is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with brightness
From this reading “Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.”
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading “Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “That was all he needed to know.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.”
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage.”
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.
In this reading “Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.”
In this reading “The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.”
In this reading “Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.”
In this reading “The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.”
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 The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
(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 That was all he needed to know.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
with brightness
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was young Randall.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That was all he needed to know.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
provided with artificial light
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading That was all he needed to know.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was young Randall.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all he needed to know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he strolled on leisurely toward the garage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
in the direction of
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other man stopped to light a cigarette, but his back was toward the house.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
at the time that
From this reading Page followed him a little way, but when the other entered the brightly lit building, he was satisfied.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was young Randall.
Chapter 2 of That's Not Love by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 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 476 sentences of That's Not Love, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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