Chapter 2 of The fanatics is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The fanatics is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that? COLIN: Of course. JOHN: There’s one big difference between us. COLIN: Yes? JOHN: It’s difficult to say.
Chapter 2 of The fanatics is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 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.
replying
From this reading “JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “JOHN: There’s one big difference between us.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “JOHN: There’s one big difference between us.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “COLIN: Of course.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “JOHN: There’s one big difference between us.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “JOHN: It’s difficult to say.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “COLIN: Of course.”
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replying
From this reading JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading JOHN: There’s one big difference between us.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading JOHN: There’s one big difference between us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLIN: Of course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading COLIN: Of course.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading JOHN: There’s one big difference between us.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading JOHN: It’s difficult to say.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN: It’s difficult to say.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COLIN: Of course.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JOHN: There’s one big difference between us.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?
express in words
From this reading JOHN: It’s difficult to say.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOHN: Can I be quite frank answering that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN: There’s one big difference between us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOHN: It’s difficult to say.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JOHN: There’s one big difference between us.
an affirmative
From this reading COLIN: Yes?
Chapter 2 of The fanatics by Miles Malleson holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 404 sentences of The fanatics, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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