Chapter 2 of Zelda Dameron is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Zelda Dameron is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.” “Yes, father; I know that things cost, of course.” “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee. With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses. Servants are ruinous.
Chapter 2 of Zelda Dameron is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.””
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.””
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
From this reading “Servants are ruinous.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “Servants are ruinous.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.””
the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading ““I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading ““Yes, father; I know that things cost, of course.””
continue to live and avoid dying
In this reading ““I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Servants are ruinous.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Yes, father; I know that things cost, of course.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.
very far away in space or time
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Yes, father; I know that things cost, of course.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, father; I know that things cost, of course.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Yes, father; I know that things cost, of course.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
From this reading Servants are ruinous.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Servants are ruinous.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, father; I know that things cost, of course.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
precisely as stated
From this reading OLD, UNHAPPY, FAR-OFF THINGS “The cost of living is high, very high.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.
during the time that
From this reading “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one servant it’s possible to keep down expenses.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, father; I know that things cost, of course.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.
the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading “I have lived on very little while you were away, Zee.
Chapter 2 of Zelda Dameron by Meredith Nicholson holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 239 sentences of Zelda Dameron, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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