Chapter 2 of The Lure of San Francisco is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Lure of San Francisco is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Bost?" he repeated, mystified. "Bost?" "Yes, Bost!" I answered. "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
Chapter 2 of The Lure of San Francisco is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “"You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “"You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.”
in a humble manner
From this reading “"You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.”
totally perplexed and mixed up
From this reading “"Bost?" he repeated, mystified.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Bost?" he repeated, mystified.”
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in the past
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I answered.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bost?" he repeated, mystified.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bost?" he repeated, mystified.
in a humble manner
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I answered.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
totally perplexed and mixed up
From this reading "Bost?" he repeated, mystified.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Bost?" he repeated, mystified.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Bost!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You called our, city 'Frisco, not five minutes ago, so why shouldn't I--" "I beg your pardon," he said humbly.
Chapter 2 of The Lure of San Francisco by Elizabeth Gray Potter holds 574 sentences, grouped into 115 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 574 sentences of The Lure of San Francisco, unabridged, divided into 115 reading sections.
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