Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Woodcock's Little Game is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SWANS. No! WOOD. Never mind! Good night, Swansdown!
Woodcock's Little Game
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Woodcock's Little Game is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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SWANS.
No!
WOOD.
Never
mind!
Good
night,
Swansdown!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Woodcock's Little Game
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Woodcock's Little Game is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
SWANS.
/swɑːnz/
Line 2
No!
/noʊ/
Line 3
WOOD.
/wʊd/
Line 4
Never
mind!
/ˈnevər maɪnd/
Line 5
Good
night,
Swansdown!
Learner Dictionary
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.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good night, Swansdown!”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Good night, Swansdown!”
swans
noun
US /swɑːnz/
plural of “swan” — stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
From this reading “SWANS.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “WOOD.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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.
Good night
adjective + noun
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “Good night, Swansdown!”
All words in this reading · 8
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.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good night, Swansdown!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Never mind!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never mind!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Good night, Swansdown!
not any; not one
From this reading No!
SWANSnounUS /swɑːnz/
plural of “swan” — stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
From this reading SWANS.
Swansdown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good night, Swansdown!
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading WOOD.
Chapter 2 of Woodcock's Little Game by John Maddison Morton holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
What does chapter 2 of Woodcock's Little Game contain?
Chapter 2 holds 398 sentences of Woodcock's Little Game, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Woodcock's Little Game by John Maddison Morton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Is this the complete text of Woodcock's Little Game?
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How long does Woodcock's Little Game take to read?
About 67 minutes of reading across 162 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Woodcock's Little Game
Words and structures a reader meets early in Woodcock's Little Game, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Indeed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Woodcock's Little Game; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Colonel
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Woodcock's Little Game; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Especially
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- Horseback
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