Chapter 2 of The Silly Syclopedia A Terrible Thing in is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Silly Syclopedia A Terrible Thing in is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEE-GEE. A horse by any other name will run as fast. GENIAL. A guy that never was known to buy. GENIUS.
Chapter 2 of The Silly Syclopedia A Terrible Thing in is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “A guy that never was known to buy.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “A horse by any other name will run as fast.”
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “GENIAL.”
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “GENIUS.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “A guy that never was known to buy.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “A horse by any other name will run as fast.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “A guy that never was known to buy.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “A horse by any other name will run as fast.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading A guy that never was known to buy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
a word for horse used by children or in adult slang
From this reading GEE-GEE.
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading GENIAL.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading GENIUS.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading A guy that never was known to buy.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading A guy that never was known to buy.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A guy that never was known to buy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A guy that never was known to buy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A guy that never was known to buy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A guy that never was known to buy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A horse by any other name will run as fast.
Chapter 2 of The Silly Syclopedia A Terrible Thing in by George V. (George Vere) Hobart holds 478 sentences, grouped into 96 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 478 sentences of The Silly Syclopedia A Terrible Thing in, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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