Chapter 2 of The Undefeated is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Undefeated is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Excuse my troubling you to-night, Mossop. But I felt I couldn't wait. Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office. Nice goings on! And to think what her education cost me!"
Chapter 2 of The Undefeated is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.”
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “And to think what her education cost me!"”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading “And to think what her education cost me!"”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"Excuse my troubling you to-night, Mossop.”
plural of “going” — the act of departing
From this reading “Nice goings on!”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Nice goings on!”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.”
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading “"Excuse my troubling you to-night, Mossop.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I felt I couldn't wait.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading And to think what her education cost me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I felt I couldn't wait.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading And to think what her education cost me!"
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Excuse my troubling you to-night, Mossop.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But I felt I couldn't wait.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
plural of “going” — the act of departing
From this reading Nice goings on!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And to think what her education cost me!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I felt I couldn't wait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse my troubling you to-night, Mossop.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Excuse my troubling you to-night, Mossop.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Nice goings on!
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nice goings on!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Give me an appointment for the morning and I'll look in at the office.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And to think what her education cost me!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And to think what her education cost me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse my troubling you to-night, Mossop.
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading "Excuse my troubling you to-night, Mossop.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But I felt I couldn't wait.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And to think what her education cost me!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Excuse my troubling you to-night, Mossop.
Chapter 2 of The Undefeated by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 432 sentences of The Undefeated, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Undefeated by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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