Chapter 2 of The Hallowell Partnership is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Hallowell Partnership is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRAVELLERS THREE "Ready, Marian? The Limited starts in thirty minutes. We haven't a minute to spare." "Y-yes." Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.
Chapter 2 of The Hallowell Partnership is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “The Limited starts in thirty minutes.”
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading “TRAVELLERS THREE "Ready, Marian?”
refrain from harming
From this reading “We haven't a minute to spare."”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “The Limited starts in thirty minutes.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “The Limited starts in thirty minutes.”
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading “TRAVELLERS THREE "Ready, Marian?”
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.
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In this reading “The Limited starts in thirty minutes.”
In this reading “Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.”
reach the point where one should be after a delay
In this reading “Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We haven't a minute to spare."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We haven't a minute to spare."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Limited starts in thirty minutes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.
small in range or scope
From this reading The Limited starts in thirty minutes.
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading TRAVELLERS THREE "Ready, Marian?
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading We haven't a minute to spare."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The Limited starts in thirty minutes.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading TRAVELLERS THREE "Ready, Marian?
refrain from harming
From this reading We haven't a minute to spare."
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading The Limited starts in thirty minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Limited starts in thirty minutes.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading The Limited starts in thirty minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading TRAVELLERS THREE "Ready, Marian?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We haven't a minute to spare."
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading TRAVELLERS THREE "Ready, Marian?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Marian caught up her handbag and hurried into the cab.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We haven't a minute to spare."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Y-yes."
Chapter 2 of The Hallowell Partnership by Katharine Holland Brown holds 348 sentences, grouped into 70 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 348 sentences of The Hallowell Partnership, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Hallowell Partnership by Katharine Holland Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 348 sentences, grouped into 70 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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