Chapter 2 of Windfalls is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Windfalls is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice. “I know,” said big voice. “I've a way of seeing things. The same in the Boer War. I saw that coming for years.”
Chapter 2 of Windfalls is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ““I know,” said big voice.”
a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading “The same in the Boer War.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I saw that coming for years.””
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading ““I've a way of seeing things.”
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading ““Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “The same in the Boer War.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ““Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.”
a late time of life
From this reading “I saw that coming for years.””
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 ““Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.”
In this reading “I saw that coming for years.””
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 “I've a way of seeing things.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I know,” said big voice.
a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
From this reading The same in the Boer War.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I saw that coming for years.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I saw that coming for years.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know,” said big voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've a way of seeing things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The same in the Boer War.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know,” said big voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I've a way of seeing things.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same in the Boer War.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw that coming for years.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “I've a way of seeing things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw that coming for years.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The same in the Boer War.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I've a way of seeing things.
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading “Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The same in the Boer War.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I've a way of seeing things.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Shouldn't wonder at all,” said timid voice.
a late time of life
From this reading I saw that coming for years.”
Chapter 2 of Windfalls by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Windfalls, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Windfalls by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 272 minutes of reading across 654 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Windfalls, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
