Chapter 2 of The Log of the Ark, by Noah is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Log of the Ark, by Noah is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WASHDAY. REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck. Ham had a terrible tumble. They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight. I was the audience.
Chapter 2 of The Log of the Ark, by Noah is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.”
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “Ham had a terrible tumble.”
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.”
On the present night.
From this reading “They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.”
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “Ham had a terrible tumble.”
lacking dignity
From this reading “They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.”
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 “REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.”
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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 Ham had a terrible tumble.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading I was the audience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ham had a terrible tumble.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading Ham had a terrible tumble.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Ham had a terrible tumble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
On the present night.
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading REMARKS: Brought one of the Balaam trick donkeys on deck.
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Ham had a terrible tumble.
lacking dignity
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was the audience.
a day set aside for doing household laundry
From this reading WASHDAY.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They wanted me to ride him, but I thought it would be undignified.—Band concert tonight.
Chapter 2 of The Log of the Ark, by Noah by Irwin Leslie Gordon holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 463 sentences of The Log of the Ark, by Noah, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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