Chapter 2 of The Day of the Dog is here in full — 549 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Day of the Dog is here in full — 549 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me. Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half. This is final, Mrs. Delancy. Will you do as I tell you? Run for the road and then to town.
Chapter 2 of The Day of the Dog is here in full — 549 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “"Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.”
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading “Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “"Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “This is final, Mrs. Delancy.”
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.”
come together
From this reading “Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Run for the road and then to town.”
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 Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Will you do as I tell you?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is final, Mrs. Delancy.
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Will you do as I tell you?
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading This is final, Mrs. Delancy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Run for the road and then to town.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Will you do as I tell you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is final, Mrs. Delancy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
hear with intention
From this reading Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
come together
From this reading Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading This is final, Mrs. Delancy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Run for the road and then to town.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Run for the road and then to town.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
express in words
From this reading Will you do as I tell you?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Run for the road and then to town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is final, Mrs. Delancy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Run for the road and then to town.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Ten minutes from now it will be too dark to see the dog and he'll have an advantage over me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Listen: I'll meet you at the depot in an hour and a half.
Chapter 2 of The Day of the Dog by George Barr McCutcheon holds 549 sentences, grouped into 110 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.
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