Chapter 2 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage. Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched. He yelled, "Watch it! Take it easy with that winch!" Scotty patted him on the shoulder.
Chapter 2 of The Golden Skull is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.”
a native or inhabitant of Asia
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading “Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.”
the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
From this reading “Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.”
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading “Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.”
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
From this reading “Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.”
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
From this reading “Take it easy with that winch!"”
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 “Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.”
In this reading “Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.
a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Take it easy with that winch!"
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Scotty patted him on the shoulder.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He yelled, "Watch it!
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
easily agitated
From this reading Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Scotty patted him on the shoulder.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Scotty patted him on the shoulder.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scotty patted him on the shoulder.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Scotty patted him on the shoulder.
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
carry out
From this reading Take it easy with that winch!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Take it easy with that winch!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Manila After Dark Out of the _Asiatic Dream's_ forward hold swung the sleek shape of an airplane fuselage.
look attentively
From this reading He yelled, "Watch it!
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
From this reading Take it easy with that winch!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rick bristled with nervous energy as he watched.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading He yelled, "Watch it!
Chapter 2 of The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 251 sentences of The Golden Skull, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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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