Chapter 2 of The Long Way is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Long Way is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yup." "And you end up tapping the sun. D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?" "Could be. Might even replace the coal mine.
Chapter 2 of The Long Way is here in full — 482 sentences across 97 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.
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “Might even replace the coal mine.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “"And you end up tapping the sun.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Might even replace the coal mine.”
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading “D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “"And you end up tapping the sun.”
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading “"And you end up tapping the sun.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you end up tapping the sun.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Could be.
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Might even replace the coal mine.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Could be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "And you end up tapping the sun.
divisible by two
From this reading Might even replace the coal mine.
at any time
From this reading D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might even replace the coal mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Might even replace the coal mine.
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "And you end up tapping the sun.
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading "And you end up tapping the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And you end up tapping the sun.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading D'ye think it'll ever replace slave labor?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "And you end up tapping the sun.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you end up tapping the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yup."
Chapter 2 of The Long Way by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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 482 sentences of The Long Way, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Long Way by George O. (George Oliver) Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 482 sentences, grouped into 97 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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