Chapter 2 of Thunder on the left is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Thunder on the left is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier. I was made to be happy and I’m going to be.” She hummed a little tune. “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.” George was vulgar, but he was amusing.
Chapter 2 of Thunder on the left is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading “George was vulgar, but he was amusing.”
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading ““Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.””
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading ““Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.””
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading ““Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.””
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading ““I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.”
comparative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading ““I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “She hummed a little tune.”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “George was vulgar, but he was amusing.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She hummed a little tune.
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading George was vulgar, but he was amusing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was made to be happy and I’m going to be.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading George was vulgar, but he was amusing.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George was vulgar, but he was amusing.
the act of departing
From this reading I was made to be happy and I’m going to be.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I was made to be happy and I’m going to be.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George was vulgar, but he was amusing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hummed a little tune.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was made to be happy and I’m going to be.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She hummed a little tune.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I was made to be happy and I’m going to be.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
comparative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hummed a little tune.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Jesus lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was made to be happy and I’m going to be.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading She hummed a little tune.
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading George was vulgar, but he was amusing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was made to be happy and I’m going to be.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care, there won’t be any one at the Picnic prettier.
Chapter 2 of Thunder on the left by Christopher Morley holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of Thunder on the left, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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