Chapter 2 of A candle in the wind is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A candle in the wind is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Faunce stopped at the gate. “How about the soul?” he asked dryly. “I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price. She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter. Will you come in?” he added, opening his gate.
Chapter 2 of A candle in the wind is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading ““I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.”
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading ““How about the soul?” he asked dryly.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Faunce stopped at the gate.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Will you come in?” he added, opening his gate.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading ““I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.”
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading “She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Faunce stopped at the gate.”
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.
In this reading “Faunce stopped at the gate.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How about the soul?” he asked dryly.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Will you come in?” he added, opening his gate.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How about the soul?” he asked dryly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Faunce stopped at the gate.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Will you come in?” he added, opening his gate.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading “How about the soul?” he asked dryly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faunce stopped at the gate.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Faunce stopped at the gate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How about the soul?” he asked dryly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Will you come in?” he added, opening his gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How about the soul?” he asked dryly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Will you come in?” he added, opening his gate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.
go away from a place
From this reading “I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Will you come in?” he added, opening his gate.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “How about the soul?” he asked dryly.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Faunce stopped at the gate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faunce stopped at the gate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ll leave that to the dean--or to Mrs. Price.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you come in?” he added, opening his gate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She’d have a quotation that would fit it to the letter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you come in?” he added, opening his gate.
Chapter 2 of A candle in the wind by Mary Imlay Taylor holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of A candle in the wind, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of A candle in the wind by Mary Imlay Taylor exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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