Chapter 2 of The Affair at the Inn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Affair at the Inn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.' She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off. By Jove--that was a good bit of going! The road was clear, the surface like velvet. I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.
Chapter 2 of The Affair at the Inn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “jolly” — full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.”
possessive form of “seat” — a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'”
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading “'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'”
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading “The road was clear, the surface like velvet.”
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In this reading “'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'”
In this reading “By Jove--that was a good bit of going!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
next to; at the side of
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading By Jove--that was a good bit of going!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Jove--that was a good bit of going!
rid of obstructions
From this reading The road was clear, the surface like velvet.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
the act of departing
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.
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From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
superlative of “jolly” — full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading By Jove--that was a good bit of going!
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The road was clear, the surface like velvet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
not any; not one
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road was clear, the surface like velvet.
possessive form of “seat” — a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By Jove--that was a good bit of going!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading The road was clear, the surface like velvet.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'The front seat's much the jolliest,' I remarked, 'and it's very good going--no end of a surface.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I took every bit out of the motor that was in it, and we went the pace and no mistake.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She gave a jump and was up beside me in half a second, and we were off.
Chapter 2 of The Affair at the Inn by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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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