Chapter 2 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTRODUCES TOM TEMPLE. THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward. There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do. Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity. “Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.
Chapter 2 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any specific behavior
From this reading “Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.”
characterized by expression
From this reading “Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.”
grow vigorously
From this reading ““Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.”
third-person singular of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “INTRODUCES TOM TEMPLE.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading ““Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.”
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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In this reading “Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.”
In this reading “Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.”
In this reading “THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.”
at or in the front
In this reading “THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.”
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 Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
any specific behavior
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
a youthful male person
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
characterized by expression
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.
grow vigorously
From this reading “Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
third-person singular of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading INTRODUCES TOM TEMPLE.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
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From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
dependable
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading INTRODUCES TOM TEMPLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
male cat
From this reading INTRODUCES TOM TEMPLE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE STAGE stopped in front of the Plympton Hotel two days afterward.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.
which person or people
From this reading Beside the driver sat a stout boy, with a keen, expressive face, who looked full of life and activity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were several inside passengers, but with these we have nothing to do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here you are,” said the driver, with a final flourish of the whip.
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