Chapter 2 of The Santa Claus' Book of Games and Puzzles is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Santa Claus' Book of Games and Puzzles is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I am a proper name of two syllables. My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found. My first syllable backward is a boy’s nickname. My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world. I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
Chapter 2 of The Santa Claus' Book of Games and Puzzles is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 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.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “My first syllable backward is a boy’s nickname.”
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading “I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.”
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
From this reading “My first syllable backward is a boy’s nickname.”
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading “My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.”
plural of “syllable” — a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading “I am a proper name of two syllables.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world.”
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 “My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.”
In this reading “My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.”
In this reading “My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world.”
In this reading “I am a proper name of two syllables.”
In this reading “My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world.”
In this reading “I am a proper name of two syllables.”
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 I am a proper name of two syllables.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a proper name of two syllables.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading My first syllable backward is a boy’s nickname.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading My first syllable backward is a boy’s nickname.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
set up or found
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a proper name of two syllables.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I am a proper name of two syllables.
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
From this reading My first syllable backward is a boy’s nickname.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am a proper name of two syllables.
many times at short intervals
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading I am a proper name of two syllables.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
plural of “syllable” — a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading I am a proper name of two syllables.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world.
a special situation
From this reading My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I am a proper name of two syllables.
at the time that
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
in or at the place that
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading My first syllable is a place where wild beasts may often be found.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading My second syllable backward is the worst thing in the world.
but in spite of that
From this reading I am but small, yet when entire, Enough to set the world on fire.
Chapter 2 of The Santa Claus' Book of Games and Puzzles by J. H. [Publisher] Tingley holds 397 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 397 sentences of The Santa Claus' Book of Games and Puzzles, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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