Chapter 2 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Did your father have his lecture with him?” “Oh, yes. He glanced over it at breakfast. He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.” “Indeed.”
Chapter 2 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “He glanced over it at breakfast.”
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading “He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.””
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “He glanced over it at breakfast.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading ““Indeed.””
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading ““Did your father have his lecture with him?””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.””
to stimulate to action
From this reading “He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.””
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.””
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced over it at breakfast.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He glanced over it at breakfast.
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did your father have his lecture with him?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Did your father have his lecture with him?”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced over it at breakfast.
the act of departing
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Did your father have his lecture with him?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced over it at breakfast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did your father have his lecture with him?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Did your father have his lecture with him?”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Indeed.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He glanced over it at breakfast.
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading “Did your father have his lecture with him?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes.
above and across; more than
From this reading He glanced over it at breakfast.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
to stimulate to action
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Did your father have his lecture with him?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He told me he was going to startle the world as it had never been since the day of Columbus.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did your father have his lecture with him?”
Chapter 2 of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of The Blind Spot, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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