Chapter 2 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule. I shan’t wake her, nurse.’ COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will. It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’ ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
Chapter 2 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading “ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’”
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
From this reading “ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’”
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading “COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “I shan’t wake her, nurse.’”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I shan’t wake her, nurse.’”
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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 ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shan’t wake her, nurse.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading I shan’t wake her, nurse.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ALICE, admiring the effrontery of the man, ‘Don’t interfere, Robert.’
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan’t wake her, nurse.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
the display of a motion picture
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ALICE, her hands on her heart, ‘I’m sure it’s a good rule.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I shan’t wake her, nurse.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s the least she can do to let herself be wakened.’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading COLONEL, showing the stuff he is made of, ‘Gad, _I_ will.
Chapter 2 of Alice Sit-By-The-Fire by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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