Chapter 2 of A Deal with the Devil is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Deal with the Devil is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls. He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry. "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months. Then she’d pall. I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
Chapter 2 of A Deal with the Devil is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.”
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading “Then she’d pall.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “"She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.”
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 “"She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.”
In this reading “I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
later than; following
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
immediately past
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
and nothing more
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading Then she’d pall.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she’d pall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she’d pall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took it better than I expected, and seemed more amused than angry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had it out with him after breakfast, on the morning which followed my conversation with the Bangley-Brown girls.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She is a fine woman, and would be a satisfaction to me for quite six months.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading I only realised last night that she was not growing younger.
Chapter 2 of A Deal with the Devil by Eden Phillpotts holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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