Chapter 2 of A House to Let is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A House to Let is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Sarah!” “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.” “Sarah! What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me. I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
Chapter 2 of A House to Let is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ““There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.””
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ““There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.””
very attractive; capturing interest
From this reading ““There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.””
a local church community
From this reading “I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading ““Sarah!””
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.”
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
very attractive; capturing interest
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
the act of departing
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
a local church community
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
a human being
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “Sarah!”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can be done by Trottle, can be done by me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am on terms of acquaintance with every person of responsibility in this parish.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There would be coming and going, and fetching and carrying, Jarber, and you might catch cold.”
Chapter 2 of A House to Let by Charles Dickens holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 175 sentences of A House to Let, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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