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Chapter 2 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously. “You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?” “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head. “The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy. “You haven’t got over it yet.”
Chapter 2 of Two Boys and a Fortune is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.”
terminate
From this reading ““You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?””
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading ““The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading ““You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?””
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading ““The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy.”
elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
From this reading “IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.”
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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 “You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
terminate
From this reading “You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You haven’t got over it yet.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You haven’t got over it yet.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy.
be the source of pain
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy.
above and across; more than
From this reading “You haven’t got over it yet.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy.
elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “No, no, it is here,” and the old man put his hand up to his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The sun was too hot for you,” went on Roy.
at the time that
From this reading “You didn’t break a limb when you fell, did you?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “You haven’t got over it yet.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading IN THE MISER’S HOME “Have you hurt yourself, Mr. Tyler?” asked Roy anxiously.
Chapter 2 of Two Boys and a Fortune by Matthew White holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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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