Chapter 2 of The Wonder Clock is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Wonder Clock is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart. After a while he had brought it all but one bag full. “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money. There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.” Oh, yes!
Chapter 2 of The Wonder Clock is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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 flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading ““See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ““See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.”
a boy or man
From this reading “There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.””
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.”
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 “Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.””
to come or go into
In this reading “Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
later than; following
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
a boy or man
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
not in physical motion
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Down he went into the pit and began bringing up the money and loading it into the cart.
during the time that
From this reading After a while he had brought it all but one bag full.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “See, Trouble,” said he, “my back is nearly broken with carrying the money.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes!
but in spite of that
From this reading There is still one bag down there yet; go down like a good lad and bring it up for me.”
Chapter 2 of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of The Wonder Clock, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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