Chapter 5 of The Second String is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Second String is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford. We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads." "And who is this young man?" "Mr. Redland. He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
Chapter 5 of The Second String is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."”
a movement into or inward
From this reading “We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."”
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading “"The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."”
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."”
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 “We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"And who is this young man?"”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
a movement into or inward
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
and nothing more
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "And who is this young man?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Redland.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Redland.
a large beer glass
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And who is this young man?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The 'Heron,' and we were sent by Barry Tuxford.
which person or people
From this reading "And who is this young man?"
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading We have another schooner, the 'Wild Cat,' see, she is just entering the heads."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is in the venture with Harry Marton, who is on that schooner, and we are all in it with Barry."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "And who is this young man?"
Chapter 5 of The Second String by Nat Gould holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 423 sentences of The Second String, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Second String by Nat Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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