Chapter 2 of The Sky Is Falling is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Sky Is Falling is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She stared at him. "You're Dave Hanson." "The hell I am," he told her. "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as. He hated long names.
Chapter 2 of The Sky Is Falling is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
past form of “christen” — administer baptism to
From this reading “"Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “He hated long names.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “"Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “"The hell I am," he told her.”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “He hated long names.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She stared at him.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “"The hell I am," he told her.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "The hell I am," he told her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stared at him.
past form of “christen” — administer baptism to
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Dave Hanson."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Dave Hanson."
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading He hated long names.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The hell I am," he told her.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "The hell I am," he told her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The hell I am," he told her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stared at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The hell I am," he told her.
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 He hated long names.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading He hated long names.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stared at him.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stared at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The hell I am," he told her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "The hell I am," he told her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, that's what I remember my father having me christened as.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Dave Hanson."
Chapter 2 of The Sky Is Falling by Lester Del Rey holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of The Sky Is Falling, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Sky Is Falling by Lester Del Rey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 86 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Sky Is Falling by Lester Del Rey on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2878 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18768 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #18768, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 239 minutes of reading across 576 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Sky Is Falling section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of The Sky Is Falling to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Sky Is Falling, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
