Chapter 2 of The Fishdollar Affair is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Fishdollar Affair is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It may take _centuries_. It's terrible. Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...." She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee. "Yes.
Chapter 2 of The Fishdollar Affair is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.”
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."”
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading “She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.”
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."”
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."”
as much as a teacup will hold
From this reading “She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.”
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 “She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in actual fact
From this reading Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading "It may take _centuries_.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It may take _centuries_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's terrible.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It may take _centuries_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."
in a pretty manner
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."
carry out
From this reading "It may take _centuries_.
as much as a teacup will hold
From this reading She blushed prettily and looked down at the teacup on her rounded knee.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It's terrible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stevie, I've actually heard the Patrol sometimes sends ships...."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 2 of The Fishdollar Affair by Richard McKenna holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of The Fishdollar Affair, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Fishdollar Affair by Richard McKenna exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 69 minutes of reading across 166 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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