Chapter 2 of The Man the Tech-Men Made 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 Man the Tech-Men Made is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're crazy! He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes. "You know he would, ma'am. If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me. We've got to get going."
Chapter 2 of The Man the Tech-Men Made is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"You're crazy!”
the act of departing
From this reading “We've got to get going."”
the act of grasping
From this reading “He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"You know he would, ma'am.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.”
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.”
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.
In this reading “He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
for the reason that
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "You're crazy!
opinion or judgment
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
set up or found
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We've got to get going."
the act of departing
From this reading We've got to get going."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We've got to get going."
the act of grasping
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know he would, ma'am.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "You know he would, ma'am.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
and nothing more
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We've got to get going."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to get going."
in the company of; together with
From this reading If only because he hated me so much, and he found you with me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You know he would, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wouldn't--" Jon tightened his grip, looked straight into her eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know he would, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're crazy!
Chapter 2 of The Man the Tech-Men Made by Fox B. Holden 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 Man the Tech-Men Made, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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