Chapter 2 of Tish plays the game is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tish plays the game is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head. But I have solved it. See here.” She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth. She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
Chapter 2 of Tish plays the game is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.”
firmly closed or secured
From this reading “She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.”
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading “She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading ““My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.”
explained or answered
From this reading “But I have solved it.”
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading “She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.”
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading “She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.”
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In this reading “She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.”
In this reading “She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.”
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 She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have solved it.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I have solved it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading See here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I have solved it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I have solved it.
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
above and across; more than
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See here.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
explained or answered
From this reading But I have solved it.
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading She had almost lost a front tooth at the beginning, she said, but that phase was over.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She then produced a short leather strap, one end of which she fastened to her belt and the other she held in her teeth.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “My worst trouble, Lizzie,” she said, “was lifting my head.
Chapter 2 of Tish plays the game by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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