Chapter 2 of Too much progress for Piperock is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Too much progress for Piperock is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Has she picked her class?” “I picked ’em for her, Ike. She kinda leans on me.” “Might better ’a’ picked a fish-pole. Who’d you pick?”
Chapter 2 of Too much progress for Piperock is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading ““Might better ’a’ picked a fish-pole.”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading ““Has she picked her class?””
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading ““I picked ’em for her, Ike.”
to some (great or small) extent
From this reading “She kinda leans on me.””
plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
From this reading “She kinda leans on me.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Might better ’a’ picked a fish-pole.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Who’d you pick?””
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading ““Has she picked her class?””
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.
rest on for support
In this reading “She kinda leans on me.””
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 “Might better ’a’ picked a fish-pole.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Might better ’a’ picked a fish-pole.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “Has she picked her class?”
a quad with a square body
From this reading “I picked ’em for her, Ike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Might better ’a’ picked a fish-pole.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I picked ’em for her, Ike.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has she picked her class?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Has she picked her class?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I picked ’em for her, Ike.
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading “I picked ’em for her, Ike.
to some (great or small) extent
From this reading She kinda leans on me.”
plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
From this reading She kinda leans on me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She kinda leans on me.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Might better ’a’ picked a fish-pole.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She kinda leans on me.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading Who’d you pick?”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “Has she picked her class?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Has she picked her class?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who’d you pick?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who’d you pick?”
Chapter 2 of Too much progress for Piperock by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 447 sentences of Too much progress for Piperock, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Too much progress for Piperock by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
Work through the 90 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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