Chapter 2 of William Jordan, Junior is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of William Jordan, Junior is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His fears proved to be well founded. A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near. He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall. By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder. “Hullo, New Boy!” said the boy with red hair.
Chapter 2 of William Jordan, Junior is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.”
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading “His fears proved to be well founded.”
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading “By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.”
an instance of misfortune
From this reading “By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.”
being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
From this reading “A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.”
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading “A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.”
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 “A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.”
In this reading “He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.”
In this reading “A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.”
almost do or experience something
In this reading “A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.”
In this reading “He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His fears proved to be well founded.
a youthful male person
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading His fears proved to be well founded.
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading His fears proved to be well founded.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fears proved to be well founded.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hullo, New Boy!” said the boy with red hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
an instance of misfortune
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Hullo, New Boy!” said the boy with red hair.
not divisible by two
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
above and across; more than
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
established beyond doubt
From this reading His fears proved to be well founded.
being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hullo, New Boy!” said the boy with red hair.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His fears proved to be well founded.
a shaky motion
From this reading By an odd misadventure one of these attempts landed it full in the face of the trembling intruder.
hard to endure
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading His fears proved to be well founded.
which person or people
From this reading He was trying to kick the cap of another boy, who was much smaller than himself, over the wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A tall, heavy, puffy boy with vivid red hair came near.
Chapter 2 of William Jordan, Junior by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of William Jordan, Junior, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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