Chapter 2 of The Foreign Hand Tie is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Foreign Hand Tie is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll bribe him. I'll send _him_ to OCS." "He's not eligible. Officers are automatically disqualified." Colonel Spaulding sighed.
Chapter 2 of The Foreign Hand Tie is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 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.
in a reflex manner
From this reading “Officers are automatically disqualified."”
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
From this reading “"I'll bribe him.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Colonel Spaulding sighed.”
disqualified by law or rule or provision
From this reading “Officers are automatically disqualified."”
qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
From this reading “"He's not eligible.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Officers are automatically disqualified."”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “I'll send _him_ to OCS."”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Colonel Spaulding sighed.”
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.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Officers are automatically disqualified."
in a reflex manner
From this reading Officers are automatically disqualified."
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
From this reading "I'll bribe him.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Spaulding sighed.
disqualified by law or rule or provision
From this reading Officers are automatically disqualified."
qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
From this reading "He's not eligible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's not eligible.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll bribe him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll bribe him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He's not eligible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll send _him_ to OCS."
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Officers are automatically disqualified."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I'll send _him_ to OCS."
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Colonel Spaulding sighed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Spaulding sighed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll send _him_ to OCS."
Chapter 2 of The Foreign Hand Tie by Randall Garrett holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of The Foreign Hand Tie, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Foreign Hand Tie by Randall Garrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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