Chapter 2 of The Dominant Strain is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Dominant Strain is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thayer spoke with some reluctance. "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around." "That was so good of you!" Beatrix said impulsively. He raised his brows.
Chapter 2 of The Dominant Strain is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tolerating without protest
From this reading “"Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."”
inflected form of “bully” — be bossy towards
From this reading “"Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."”
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading “Beatrix said impulsively.”
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading “"Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."”
the day on which you receive pay for your work
From this reading “"Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."”
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading “Thayer spoke with some reluctance.”
something that remunerates
From this reading “"Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."”
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."”
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 “Thayer spoke with some reluctance.”
In this reading “"Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
tolerating without protest
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix said impulsively.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading He raised his brows.
inflected form of “bully” — be bossy towards
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
set up or found
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That was so good of you!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised his brows.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He raised his brows.
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading Beatrix said impulsively.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That was so good of you!"
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
the day on which you receive pay for your work
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He raised his brows.
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading Thayer spoke with some reluctance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Beatrix said impulsively.
something that remunerates
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That was so good of you!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Thayer spoke with some reluctance.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thayer spoke with some reluctance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thayer spoke with some reluctance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was so good of you!"
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Then they found him an engagement that paid a better salary, and they bullied him into accepting a little loan, until the first week's payday came around."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thayer spoke with some reluctance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That was so good of you!"
Chapter 2 of The Dominant Strain by Anna Chapin Ray holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of The Dominant Strain, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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