Chapter 2 of After a shadow, and other stories is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of After a shadow, and other stories is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I bought them at the same time." "And this has been in constant use?" "Yes." "While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?" "And so has become rusted and good for nothing.
Chapter 2 of After a shadow, and other stories is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “"And so has become rusted and good for nothing.”
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"I bought them at the same time."”
unvarying in nature
From this reading “"And this has been in constant use?"”
plural of “dew” — water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “"While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"”
with no protection or shield
From this reading “"While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"”
not in action or at work
From this reading “"While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"”
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “"While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"”
having accumulated rust
From this reading “"And so has become rusted and good for nothing.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And this has been in constant use?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I bought them at the same time."
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "And so has become rusted and good for nothing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And this has been in constant use?"
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I bought them at the same time."
unvarying in nature
From this reading "And this has been in constant use?"
plural of “dew” — water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading "While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"
with no protection or shield
From this reading "While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And so has become rusted and good for nothing.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "And so has become rusted and good for nothing.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And this has been in constant use?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I bought them at the same time."
not in action or at work
From this reading "While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And this has been in constant use?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "And so has become rusted and good for nothing.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"
having accumulated rust
From this reading "And so has become rusted and good for nothing.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I bought them at the same time."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so has become rusted and good for nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I bought them at the same time."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I bought them at the same time."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this has been in constant use?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I bought them at the same time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"
the act of using
From this reading "And this has been in constant use?"
during the time that
From this reading "While the other lay idle, and exposed to the rains and dews?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
Chapter 2 of After a shadow, and other stories by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 463 sentences of After a shadow, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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