Chapter 2 of World in a Bottle is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of World in a Bottle is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now we are twenty-eight," I said. "They were married in Chicago at one o'clock." "How wonderful!" the Firebird exulted. She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth. "Quiet, everybody!
Chapter 2 of World in a Bottle is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “"They were married in Chicago at one o'clock."”
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.”
slightly wet
From this reading “She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.”
past form of “exult” — feel extreme happiness or elation
From this reading “"How wonderful!" the Firebird exulted.”
the male is bright red with black wings and tail
From this reading “"How wonderful!" the Firebird exulted.”
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.”
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
From this reading “She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.”
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading “She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now we are twenty-eight," I said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "They were married in Chicago at one o'clock."
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading "They were married in Chicago at one o'clock."
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
slightly wet
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
every person
From this reading "Quiet, everybody!
past form of “exult” — feel extreme happiness or elation
From this reading "How wonderful!" the Firebird exulted.
the male is bright red with black wings and tail
From this reading "How wonderful!" the Firebird exulted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How wonderful!" the Firebird exulted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now we are twenty-eight," I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They were married in Chicago at one o'clock."
joined in matrimony
From this reading "They were married in Chicago at one o'clock."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now we are twenty-eight," I said.
according to the clock
From this reading "They were married in Chicago at one o'clock."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "They were married in Chicago at one o'clock."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Quiet, everybody!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now we are twenty-eight," I said.
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How wonderful!" the Firebird exulted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They were married in Chicago at one o'clock."
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading "Now we are twenty-eight," I said.
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now we are twenty-eight," I said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They were married in Chicago at one o'clock."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood and pounded our table-top with the vase, scattering damp daisies on the cloth.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "How wonderful!" the Firebird exulted.
Chapter 2 of World in a Bottle by Allen Kim Lang holds 488 sentences, grouped into 98 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 488 sentences of World in a Bottle, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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