Chapter 2 of A Little Change: A Farce in One Scene is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Little Change: A Farce in One Scene is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAITER. Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long. Trains start every fifteen minutes. CAPT. That's if anybody wants to go?
Chapter 2 of A Little Change: A Farce in One Scene is here in full — 557 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “That's if anybody wants to go?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “Trains start every fifteen minutes.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Trains start every fifteen minutes.”
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading “Trains start every fifteen minutes.”
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “WAITER.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “That's if anybody wants to go?”
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In this reading “Trains start every fifteen minutes.”
In this reading “Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.”
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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 Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.
any person at all
From this reading That's if anybody wants to go?
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From this reading CAPT.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Trains start every fifteen minutes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Trains start every fifteen minutes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That's if anybody wants to go?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That's if anybody wants to go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Trains start every fifteen minutes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.
term of address for a man
From this reading Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Trains start every fifteen minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's if anybody wants to go?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's if anybody wants to go?
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading Trains start every fifteen minutes.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading WAITER.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Not many people walk, sir--it's a mile long.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading That's if anybody wants to go?
Chapter 2 of A Little Change: A Farce in One Scene by Sydney Grundy holds 557 sentences, grouped into 112 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 557 sentences of A Little Change: A Farce in One Scene, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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