Chapter 2 of The Strange Likeness is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Strange Likeness is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHIRLEY EMBARKS UPON NEW ADVENTURES. “Of _course_ I don’t care, Mother! Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives? It is simply _great_! Hurrah for the Trustees and Faculty!
Chapter 2 of The Strange Likeness is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “SHIRLEY EMBARKS UPON NEW ADVENTURES.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?”
third-person singular of “embark” — go on board
From this reading “SHIRLEY EMBARKS UPON NEW ADVENTURES.”
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading “Hurrah for the Trustees and Faculty!”
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah for the Trustees and Faculty!”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?”
and nothing more
From this reading “It is simply _great_!”
plural of “trustee” — a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
From this reading “Hurrah for the Trustees and Faculty!”
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 “SHIRLEY EMBARKS UPON NEW ADVENTURES.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?”
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading SHIRLEY EMBARKS UPON NEW ADVENTURES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Of _course_ I don’t care, Mother!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of _course_ I don’t care, Mother!
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of _course_ I don’t care, Mother!
third-person singular of “embark” — go on board
From this reading SHIRLEY EMBARKS UPON NEW ADVENTURES.
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading Hurrah for the Trustees and Faculty!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hurrah for the Trustees and Faculty!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is simply _great_!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
a victory cheer
From this reading Hurrah for the Trustees and Faculty!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of _course_ I don’t care, Mother!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is simply _great_!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is simply _great_!
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Of _course_ I don’t care, Mother!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading SHIRLEY EMBARKS UPON NEW ADVENTURES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of _course_ I don’t care, Mother!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHIRLEY EMBARKS UPON NEW ADVENTURES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
and nothing more
From this reading It is simply _great_!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
plural of “trustee” — a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
From this reading Hurrah for the Trustees and Faculty!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SHIRLEY EMBARKS UPON NEW ADVENTURES.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why shouldn’t you and Dad go off and have the time of your lives?
Chapter 2 of The Strange Likeness by Harriet Pyne Grove holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 191 sentences of The Strange Likeness, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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