Chapter 2 of Aaron's Rod is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Aaron's Rod is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England. We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English. It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters. Only _en masse_ the metal is all Britannia. In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
Chapter 2 of Aaron's Rod is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.”
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.”
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading “We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.”
the quality of being slow to understand
From this reading “We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.”
a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading “Only _en masse_ the metal is all Britannia.”
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading “In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.”
heavy and starchy and hard to digest
From this reading “We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Only _en masse_ the metal is all Britannia.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
at or in or to any place
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
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From this reading Only _en masse_ the metal is all Britannia.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
the quality of being slow to understand
From this reading We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
half the width of an em
From this reading Only _en masse_ the metal is all Britannia.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
changeable
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
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From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
and nothing more
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
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 It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
From this reading Only _en masse_ the metal is all Britannia.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading Only _en masse_ the metal is all Britannia.
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
not divisible by two
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
and nothing more
From this reading Only _en masse_ the metal is all Britannia.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
unusual or striking
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
heavy and starchy and hard to digest
From this reading We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It is remarkable how many odd or extraordinary people there are in England.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones just as distinct as anywhere else.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We hear continual complaints of the stodgy dullness of the English.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be quite as just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters.
Chapter 2 of Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 461 sentences of Aaron's Rod, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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