Chapter 2 of The Bradys Beyond Their Depth is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Bradys Beyond Their Depth is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BODY IN THE BOX. A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily: "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?" "Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver. "In which direction did it go?"
Chapter 2 of The Bradys Beyond Their Depth is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “"Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:”
with little or no delay
From this reading “"Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “"Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “"Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"”
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.
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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 A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
in the past
From this reading "Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
next to; at the side of
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading THE BODY IN THE BOX.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading THE BODY IN THE BOX.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "In which direction did it go?"
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BODY IN THE BOX.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "In which direction did it go?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.
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From this reading "Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
with little or no delay
From this reading "Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.
make square
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
having a supporting base
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BODY IN THE BOX.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading "Oi did, sor, tin minutes ago," promptly replied the driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cabman was standing beside his horse at Union Square, and the old detective approached him and asked, hastily:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "In which direction did it go?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you see an undertaker's wagon just go by here?"
Chapter 2 of The Bradys Beyond Their Depth by Francis Worcester Doughty holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 155 sentences of The Bradys Beyond Their Depth, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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