Chapter 2 of "All's Well" is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of "All's Well" is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I won't have oil on my head! I'll pour it on Silas and Toby. It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em." "Patience, Patience! Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
Chapter 2 of "All's Well" is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
clothing in general
From this reading “It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."”
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading “It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."”
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “"I won't have oil on my head!”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “"Patience, Patience!”
cause to run
From this reading “I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading “I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.”
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 I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
clothing in general
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
a quad with a square body
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "Patience, Patience!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
cause to run
From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
a hard blow with a flat object
From this reading It'll run down and dirt their clothes, and then Mother Pardue'll thwack 'em."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading I'll pour it on Silas and Toby.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Little maids mustn't want to have people thwacked."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I won't have oil on my head!
Chapter 2 of "All's Well" by Emily Sarah Holt holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 392 sentences of "All's Well", unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of "All's Well" by Emily Sarah Holt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 392 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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