Chapter 2 of The Ignoble Savages is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Ignoble Savages is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shhh," Cyril warned him. "You may be touching on a tabu. What's the matter with you, anyway? One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned." "Oh, I am truly sorry!"
Chapter 2 of The Ignoble Savages is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 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.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “What's the matter with you, anyway?”
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading “"Shhh," Cyril warned him.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."”
arousing affect
From this reading “"You may be touching on a tabu.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"Oh, I am truly sorry!"”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “"Shhh," Cyril warned him.”
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In this reading “"Oh, I am truly sorry!"”
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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 "You may be touching on a tabu.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, I am truly sorry!"
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading What's the matter with you, anyway?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You may be touching on a tabu.
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading "Shhh," Cyril warned him.
at any time
From this reading One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shhh," Cyril warned him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I am truly sorry!"
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."
a unit of instruction
From this reading One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter with you, anyway?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may be touching on a tabu.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I am truly sorry!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You may be touching on a tabu.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shhh," Cyril warned him.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Oh, I am truly sorry!"
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
From this reading "You may be touching on a tabu.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the matter with you, anyway?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."
arousing affect
From this reading "You may be touching on a tabu.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Oh, I am truly sorry!"
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "Shhh," Cyril warned him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the matter with you, anyway?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What's the matter with you, anyway?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would think you had forgotten every lesson you ever learned."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may be touching on a tabu.
Chapter 2 of The Ignoble Savages by Evelyn E. Smith holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of The Ignoble Savages, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 66 minutes of reading across 161 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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