Chapter 2 of Afterwards is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Afterwards is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now." Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid. "Cherry Orchard? That's the big house on the Littlefield Road, isn't it?" "Yes, sir.
Chapter 2 of Afterwards is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “"If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."”
in an idle manner
From this reading “Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.”
a female domestic
From this reading “Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “"If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “"If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “"If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."”
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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 "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
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From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That's the big house on the Littlefield Road, isn't it?"
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That's the big house on the Littlefield Road, isn't it?"
in an idle manner
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the big house on the Littlefield Road, isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's the big house on the Littlefield Road, isn't it?"
and nothing more
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
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From this reading That's the big house on the Littlefield Road, isn't it?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
a female domestic
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That's the big house on the Littlefield Road, isn't it?"
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading That's the big house on the Littlefield Road, isn't it?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the big house on the Littlefield Road, isn't it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anstice put down the paper he had been idly studying and looked at the maid.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you please, sir, a telephone message has come for you from Cherry Orchard just now."
Chapter 2 of Afterwards by Kathlyn Rhodes holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 140 sentences of Afterwards, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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