Chapter 2 of Unexplored! is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Unexplored! is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car. "Are you riding?" called the boy at the wheel. "Sure AM!" drawled the ranch boy. "How about yourself?" "Betcher life, Old Kid!"
Chapter 2 of Unexplored! is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “"Sure AM!" drawled the ranch boy.”
-ing form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.”
playful like a lively kitten
From this reading “THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “"Sure AM!" drawled the ranch boy.”
an exhibition of cowboy skills
From this reading “THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.”
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading “THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.”
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.
In this reading “THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.”
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 THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "How about yourself?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Sure AM!" drawled the ranch boy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you riding?" called the boy at the wheel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Are you riding?" called the boy at the wheel.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Betcher life, Old Kid!"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Are you riding?" called the boy at the wheel.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Are you riding?" called the boy at the wheel.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
with delight
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading "Sure AM!" drawled the ranch boy.
the organ of sight
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
-ing form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
playful like a lively kitten
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How about yourself?"
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Betcher life, Old Kid!"
staying power
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Betcher life, Old Kid!"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Betcher life, Old Kid!"
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading "Sure AM!" drawled the ranch boy.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "Are you riding?" called the boy at the wheel.
an exhibition of cowboy skills
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure AM!" drawled the ranch boy.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading THE RODEO Ted Smith, flinging his long legs off a frisky bay, grinned delightedly as his eye caught a flag-decked touring car.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading "Are you riding?" called the boy at the wheel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you riding?" called the boy at the wheel.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "How about yourself?"
Chapter 2 of Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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 290 sentences of Unexplored!, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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