Chapter 2 of The Unspeakable Perk is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Unspeakable Perk is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No wonder, poor boy! I landed right on you, didn’t I?” “Did you? Something did. I thought it was the mountain.”
Chapter 2 of The Unspeakable Perk is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
a youthful male person
From this reading ““No wonder, poor boy!”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “I landed right on you, didn’t I?””
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “I thought it was the mountain.””
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ““No wonder, poor boy!”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I landed right on you, didn’t I?””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something did.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought it was the mountain.””
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ““No wonder, poor boy!”
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.
a youthful male person
From this reading “No wonder, poor boy!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I landed right on you, didn’t I?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I landed right on you, didn’t I?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought it was the mountain.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading I landed right on you, didn’t I?”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading I thought it was the mountain.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No wonder, poor boy!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I landed right on you, didn’t I?”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “No wonder, poor boy!
precisely, exactly
From this reading I landed right on you, didn’t I?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thought it was the mountain.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought it was the mountain.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought it was the mountain.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “No wonder, poor boy!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I landed right on you, didn’t I?”
Chapter 2 of The Unspeakable Perk by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Unspeakable Perk, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Unspeakable Perk by Samuel Hopkins Adams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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