
the number 2
Also means: two people addressed as a pair · a pair of people
Its eyes are like two gold coins.
The Dragon in the Tower of London · A168 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: two · three · second · 1 · 2

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the number 2
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the number 2
Also means: two people addressed as a pair · a pair of people
Its eyes are like two gold coins.
The Dragon in the Tower of London · A1
cardinal quantity three modifying a noun
Also means: the three-unit part of a compound number · the standalone number three
ok now we are three chairs apart.
We're in the Same Waiting Room · A2
following first in order
Also means: an additional or another one · unit of time
Last year, he came second.
The Cheese That Rolled the Wrong Way Down Cooper's Hill · A2
one point or goal
Also means: one additional person · one o’clock
The scoreboard said 1–1.
The Penalty No One Wanted to Take · A2
the number two
HR asked me to come in at 2pm for a meeting.
She Quit in the Group Chat · B1
the number five
yes. FIVE times now.
My Neighbour Keeps Winning Bake Off Watch Parties · A1
cardinal number 4
Also means: clock hour 4 · number 4 in an age expression
'We practiced for four months,' Marcus said.
The Brass Band That Played On When the Parade Turned Back · A2
cardinal number five
Also means: flat identifier 5
5 frogs?
No Milk in the Fridge · A0
ordinal modifier for the item or occurrence in position three
Also means: stand-alone ordinal naming the item in third position
Yes!! This is the third time this week.
Someone Put My Lunch in the Bin Again · A1
the number 6
Also means: six o'clock · cardinal numeral indicating a quantity of six · six years old
She puts six plates on the table.
The Brother Who Stopped Coming to Sunday Dinner · A1
the number seven
Also means: seven o’clock
He lives in Flat 7.
Every Tuesday Morning · A1
eight (number)
it's 8am.
One Forwarded Email · A2
the cardinal number 7
The number is seven.
The Secret Garden · A0
the number 10
Also means: the hour 10 (o’clock)
I am ten years old.
The Jar of Chutney Nobody Would Open After the Wake · A1
eleven
the call is at 11am today.
My Reference Just Said the Wrong Thing · A2
the number 100
Also means: an unspecified large number
However, the carving is still there after five hundred years.
The Signature Scratched into the Tower Cell Wall · A2
the number 20
every winter. for over 20 years.
Her Name Is Lowri · A1
the number eight
Also means: eight o'clock as a time
She moved to Merton only eight months ago.
The Bake-Off That Split the Village in Two · A2
the number 20
about twenty metres from you.
Sam Explains Everything · A1
the cardinal number 9
Also means: 9 o’clock
For nine years, Margaret Hollis won every time.
The Bake-Off That Split the Village in Two · A2
ordinal: number four in a sequence
She finds a seat in the fourth carriage.
The Carriage Where No One Speaks on the Last Train North · A2
the number forty
she told me 40. so you have more time than me 😏
We're in the Same Waiting Room · A2
the number 30
Also means: the 30-minute part of a time expression
Martin’s father drove Audrey for thirty years.
The Canal Boat That Never Reached Birmingham · A2
the number 12
Maya is twelve years old.
The Girl Who Saved the Village Cricket Match · A1
one thousand
Five thousand people run in London.
The Knight in the London Marathon · A1
cardinal numeral 50 used to quantify a noun
Also means: 50 as the tens component of a compound numeral
Fifty people ran after it.
The Cheese That Rolled the Wrong Way Down Cooper's Hill · A2
the cardinal number 40
I felt bad because it was forty years late.'
The Library Book Returned After Forty Years · A2
the number 15
The race stopped for fifteen seconds.
The Pancake Race Nobody Finished in Olney · B1
the number 11
It had not moved in eleven years.
The Notting Hill Carnival Float That Never Left the Yard · B2
cardinal number 14
Also means: age fourteen · address number fourteen
Number fourteen.”
The Photograph in the Charity Shop Coat · A2
the number 60
She was sixty-two years old and very serious.
The Brass Band That Played On When the Parade Turned Back · A2
the number 16
Nora was sixteen now.
The Name Whispered Back from the Malham Tarn on Still Nights · A2
the number fifteen
Jamie walked into the kitchen at exactly 2:00 pm. About 15 people were gathered around the table. The same table. The same cake tin was still sitting in the corner from Derek's party. Jamie took a breath and started speaking.
You Gave a Speech at the Wrong Leaving Do · B1
twenty-three
yeah... 23 people can see it 😬
She Already Saw It · A1
twenty-five
Jamie spent the next 25 minutes rewriting his speech. At 1:58 pm, he sent one final message.
You Gave a Speech at the Wrong Leaving Do · B1
twenty-six
Inside was a single carbon-fibre baton, 26 centimetres long, with a cork handle wrapped in faded blue electrical tape.
The Conductor Whose Baton Was Found in the Wrong City · B2
the number twenty-two
He was only 22 years old.
The Soldier Whose Name Was Spelled Wrong on the Memorial · A2
the number thirty
it has like 30 followers.
Your Mum Just Followed My Private Account · B2
the number forty-one
She lived at number 41, three doors away.
The Letter Forwarded to the Wrong Address for Seven Years · A2
the number forty-five
the woman at the desk said 45 minutes 😩 you?
We're in the Same Waiting Room · A2
cardinal number forty-seven
On the stone, there were 47 names.
The Soldier Whose Name Was Spelled Wrong on the Memorial · A2
the number sixty
no one is saying anything 💀 60 people just reading it in silence
She Quit in the Group Chat · B1
third (ordinal number)
There is a photograph taken at Wembley Stadium on the afternoon of May 3rd, 1952.
The Linesman Who Never Explained His Flag · B2
the number seventy-four
She is 74 years old.
Not For Me · A1
ordinal modifier for number nine
And yet, somehow, he had spent the last two years writing his Ninth Symphony — a massive, complex piece of music that included a full orchestra and a choir of singers.
The Composer Who Refused to Hear His Own Symphony · B1
ordinal number 19
The maps printed by the Ordnance Survey in the nineteenth century were not merely guides.
The Ordnance Survey Map That Named the Wrong Hill · B2
cardinal number 70
However, they noted that since the name Beinn a' Chaorach had appeared on official maps for over seventy years, any correction would require substantial supporting evidence.
The Ordnance Survey Map That Named the Wrong Hill · B2
one hundred
noted. 100%.
Sam Explains Everything · A1
ordinal number: 88th
In the 88th minute, with the score level at 1–1, a Midlands United forward named Colin Hartley received a long pass and ran clear of the defence.
The Linesman Who Never Explained His Flag · B2
the number 90
Perhaps ninety minutes of swimming, if she held her pace.
The Swimmer Who Turned Back at the White Cliffs · B2
twenty-sixth (ordinal)
It is December 26th in Ireland.
The Wren Boy Who Knocked on the Wrong Door · A1
ordinal number 28
On the morning of October 28th, Agnes saw a boy on a bicycle.
The Telegram That Arrived One Day Too Late · A2
ordinal form of forty
Derek was still holding his "Happy 40th" balloon
You Gave a Speech at the Wrong Leaving Do · B1
ordinal number 14
According to every obituary, he had collapsed in his apartment in Prague on the fourteenth of March and had been found by a neighbour two days later.
The Conductor Whose Baton Was Found in the Wrong City · B2
ordinal number 17
And yet his baton had been in Brno on the seventeenth of March — three days after his supposed death — logged as personal property recovered from a hotel room where the guest had left without checking out.
The Conductor Whose Baton Was Found in the Wrong City · B2
ordinal number 15
She found a hotel register — now digitised — that listed an "O. Novák" checking into the Grandhotel Brno on the fifteenth of March 2013, one day after Vávra's recorded death.
The Conductor Whose Baton Was Found in the Wrong City · B2
the number 1; a single unit
Also means: pronoun for a person or thing · emphatic determiner highlighting a particular thing · indefinite determiner marking a particular but unspecified time
just start with one.
Cold House, One Bar · A1
initial in a sequence
Also means: initially; at the beginning · before anyone else · highest rank; top position
what do I do first?
My Neighbour Keeps Winning Bake Off Watch Parties · A1
the number ten
Also means: ten o’clock · a score of ten
10 minutes.
The Red Screen · A1
to tally or determine the number of something
Also means: a total number · to matter or be important
Lena counted her money, but she was a little short.
The Fishmonger Who Refused the Catch of the Day · A2cardinal number 80
Eighty years pass.
The Envelope Sealed Inside the Cornerstone of the Old School · A1
three (quantity)
Also means: 3 o’clock · third school year
i have 3 minutes
Where Is My Ticket? · A1
numeric value or digit sequence
Also means: telephone number · address number · numbered item or label
Leo calls the number.
The Red Scarf Left on the Paddington Bench · A1
regnal numeral in a royal name
Also means: first-person singular subject pronoun
Then, Queen Mary I took power and sent Jane to the Tower.
The Signature Scratched into the Tower Cell Wall · A2
cardinal number four
Also means: clock hour four · room number four
Dude. We talked for 4 hours.
She Replied to His Story by Mistake · A2
flat number six
Also means: six o'clock
I am in Flat 6.
Flat 6 · A1
identifier for item 14
Also means: day of the month · quantity of fourteen years · street address number
Under seat 14, there is a small brown case.
The Violin Left Under the Seat at the Last Night of the Proms · A1
the number 17
Also means: seventeen years old
Seventeen feet of welded steel, draped in three thousand hand-sewn feathers— gold, burnt orange, and a deep, almost painful shade of violet— it sat in the yard behind Delroy Ambrose's garage in Brixton like a ship built too far from the sea.
The Notting Hill Carnival Float That Never Left the Yard · B2