Chapter 2 of The Travelling Thirds is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Travelling Thirds is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The Marquis Zuñiga. I met him at the club and we strolled out together. I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin. I suppose we can drive back together? It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
Chapter 2 of The Travelling Thirds is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?””
past form of “bowl” — roll (a ball)
From this reading “I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “I met him at the club and we strolled out together.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “I suppose we can drive back together?”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading ““The Marquis Zuñiga.”
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading “It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?””
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “I met him at the club and we strolled out together.”
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.
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In this reading “It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?””
In this reading “I met him at the club and we strolled out together.”
In this reading “It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?””
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 It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I suppose we can drive back together?
past form of “bowl” — roll (a ball)
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I suppose we can drive back together?
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading I suppose we can drive back together?
the act of departing
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “The Marquis Zuñiga.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
above and across; more than
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
on the contrary
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose we can drive back together?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Marquis Zuñiga.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I met him at the club and we strolled out together.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would look rather absurd, wouldn’t it, going down in a procession of two?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I introduced him to Mr. Moulton and he will call this afternoon—is quite bowled over by your golden-haired cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Marquis Zuñiga.
Chapter 2 of The Travelling Thirds by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 430 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 430 sentences of The Travelling Thirds, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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