Chapter 2 of A Bit O' Love is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A Bit O' Love is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLYST. [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh? [Holding out his mug] No zider, no poetry. 'Tis amazin' sorrowful; Shakespeare over again. "The boy stude on the burnin' deck."
Chapter 2 of A Bit O' Love is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “"The boy stude on the burnin' deck."”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “[Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?”
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading “[Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “[Holding out his mug] No zider, no poetry.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “[Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “'Tis amazin' sorrowful; Shakespeare over again.”
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading “'Tis amazin' sorrowful; Shakespeare over again.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “[Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?”
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anew
From this reading 'Tis amazin' sorrowful; Shakespeare over again.
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From this reading 'Tis amazin' sorrowful; Shakespeare over again.
a youthful male person
From this reading "The boy stude on the burnin' deck."
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From this reading "The boy stude on the burnin' deck."
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From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
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From this reading CLYST.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "The boy stude on the burnin' deck."
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From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
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From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
make void or empty of contents
From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
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From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
the act of retaining something
From this reading [Holding out his mug] No zider, no poetry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
a form of address for a man
From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
the quantity that can be held in a mug
From this reading [Holding out his mug] No zider, no poetry.
not any; not one
From this reading [Holding out his mug] No zider, no poetry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The boy stude on the burnin' deck."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [Holding out his mug] No zider, no poetry.
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Tis amazin' sorrowful; Shakespeare over again.
literature in metrical form
From this reading [Holding out his mug] No zider, no poetry.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading 'Tis amazin' sorrowful; Shakespeare over again.
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading 'Tis amazin' sorrowful; Shakespeare over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The boy stude on the burnin' deck."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The boy stude on the burnin' deck."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis amazin' sorrowful; Shakespeare over again.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Putting down his cider-mug empty] Yure tongue du watter, don't it, Mr. Godleigh?
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From this reading [Holding out his mug] No zider, no poetry.
Chapter 2 of A Bit O' Love by John Galsworthy holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 330 sentences of A Bit O' Love, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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