Chapter 2 of The Pit of Nympthons is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Pit of Nympthons is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I was. There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship. I waited too long to decide. Men died. They were my friends.
Chapter 2 of The Pit of Nympthons is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “I waited too long to decide.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Men died.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.”
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.”
transport commercially
From this reading “There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I waited too long to decide.”
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 “I waited too long to decide.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading I waited too long to decide.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Men died.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They were my friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I waited too long to decide.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men died.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They were my friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
transport commercially
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a choice of following orders or saving the ship.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were my friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I waited too long to decide.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I waited too long to decide.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I waited too long to decide.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were my friends.
Chapter 2 of The Pit of Nympthons by Stanley Mullen holds 521 sentences, grouped into 105 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 521 sentences of The Pit of Nympthons, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.
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