Chapter 2 of The Clockwork Man is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Clockwork Man is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide. But he said nothing. "You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones. The other flapped an ear. Arthur hastened away.
Chapter 2 of The Clockwork Man is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.”
any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
From this reading “The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “The other flapped an ear.”
inflected form of “flap” — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading “The other flapped an ear.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Arthur hastened away.”
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “"You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.”
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.
In this reading “"You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.”
In this reading “Arthur hastened away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The other flapped an ear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Arthur hastened away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he said nothing.
any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The other flapped an ear.
inflected form of “flap” — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading The other flapped an ear.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Arthur hastened away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he said nothing.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But he said nothing.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other flapped an ear.
recurring again and again
From this reading "You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But he said nothing.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The Clockwork man turned his head slightly to the right, and his mouth opened very wide.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have to run," repeated Arthur, in louder tones.
Chapter 2 of The Clockwork Man by E. V. (Edwin Vincent) Odle holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of The Clockwork Man, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Clockwork Man by E. V. (Edwin Vincent) Odle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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