Chapter 2 of Angelica is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Angelica is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Angelica agreed briefly that it was. "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know. No work; it’s really an ideal life. I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time. She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.
Chapter 2 of Angelica is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Angelica agreed briefly that it was.”
any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading “Angelica agreed briefly that it was.”
for a short time
From this reading “Angelica agreed briefly that it was.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.”
lower than previously
From this reading “She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “No work; it’s really an ideal life.”
as might be expected
From this reading “She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.”
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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 She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Angelica agreed briefly that it was.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No work; it’s really an ideal life.
any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading Angelica agreed briefly that it was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
for a short time
From this reading Angelica agreed briefly that it was.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.
lower than previously
From this reading She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading No work; it’s really an ideal life.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Angelica agreed briefly that it was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No work; it’s really an ideal life.
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading No work; it’s really an ideal life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
as might be expected
From this reading She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.
not any; not one
From this reading No work; it’s really an ideal life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading No work; it’s really an ideal life.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading She’s the dearest soul--a little depressed now, naturally.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Angelica agreed briefly that it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I said to my husband I’d absolutely love to do it myself, if I had the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Angelica agreed briefly that it was.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading No work; it’s really an ideal life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I want some one just to be about with her, you know.
Chapter 2 of Angelica by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Angelica, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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