Chapter 2 of The Cock-House at Fellsgarth is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Cock-House at Fellsgarth is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oh no! Do you guess I skate on ice in May? Oh no! Do you think I can't tell what is what? Do you think I don't know pepper's hot?
Chapter 2 of The Cock-House at Fellsgarth is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Do you guess I skate on ice in May?”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “Do you think I don't know pepper's hot?”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “Do you guess I skate on ice in May?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Do you guess I skate on ice in May?”
possessive form of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
From this reading “Do you think I don't know pepper's hot?”
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading “Do you guess I skate on ice in May?”
express in words
From this reading “Do you think I can't tell what is what?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think I can't tell what is what?”
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From this reading Do you think I can't tell what is what?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you guess I skate on ice in May?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think I don't know pepper's hot?
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Do you guess I skate on ice in May?
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Do you think I don't know pepper's hot?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do you guess I skate on ice in May?
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Do you guess I skate on ice in May?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you guess I skate on ice in May?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you think I can't tell what is what?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you think I don't know pepper's hot?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Do you guess I skate on ice in May?
not any; not one
From this reading Oh no!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh no!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Do you guess I skate on ice in May?
possessive form of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
From this reading Do you think I don't know pepper's hot?
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading Do you guess I skate on ice in May?
express in words
From this reading Do you think I can't tell what is what?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think I can't tell what is what?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do you think I can't tell what is what?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you guess I skate on ice in May?
Chapter 2 of The Cock-House at Fellsgarth by Talbot Baines Reed holds 409 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 409 sentences of The Cock-House at Fellsgarth, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Cock-House at Fellsgarth by Talbot Baines Reed exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 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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