Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Johnny Chuck is here in full — 546 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Johnny Chuck is here in full — 546 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck. He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world. He didn't care anything more about the world. All he wanted was to be where Polly Chuck was. Then he was perfectly happy.
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Johnny Chuck is here in full — 546 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “He didn't care anything more about the world.”
throw carelessly
From this reading “You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Then he was perfectly happy.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Then he was perfectly happy.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “All he wanted was to be where Polly Chuck was.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He didn't care anything more about the world.
(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 All he wanted was to be where Polly Chuck was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
any person at all
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
any thing at all
From this reading He didn't care anything more about the world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He didn't care anything more about the world.
throw carelessly
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
divisible by two
From this reading He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Then he was perfectly happy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He didn't care anything more about the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Then he was perfectly happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he was perfectly happy.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading All he wanted was to be where Polly Chuck was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All he wanted was to be where Polly Chuck was.
in or at the place that
From this reading All he wanted was to be where Polly Chuck was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, he couldn't think of anybody but Polly Chuck, and he didn't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck.
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Johnny Chuck by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 546 sentences, grouped into 110 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.
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