Chapter 2 of The Bradys' Chinese Clew is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Bradys' Chinese Clew is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ED FINDS ETHEL. Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty. The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School. He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him. The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
Chapter 2 of The Bradys' Chinese Clew is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.”
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading “The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.”
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading “He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “ED FINDS ETHEL.”
plural of “flagstone” — stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
From this reading “The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.”
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading “The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.”
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.
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
In this reading “The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading ED FINDS ETHEL.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ED FINDS ETHEL.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading ED FINDS ETHEL.
plural of “flagstone” — stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
From this reading The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
and nothing more
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
an educational institution
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy, in fact, had but just graduated from the Albany High School.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The fall of the two flagstones came altogether as a surprise to Ed.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
but in spite of that
From this reading Ed Cullen was not yet eighteen, although he looked to be twenty.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading He little dreamed into what peculiar adventures this visit to New York was destined to lead him.
Chapter 2 of The Bradys' Chinese Clew by Francis Worcester Doughty holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 177 sentences of The Bradys' Chinese Clew, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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