Chapter 2 of Bambi is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bambi is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I know all that." "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them." "Oh, never! You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?" The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.
Chapter 2 of Bambi is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"”
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “"You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"”
nonexistent
From this reading “"You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I know all that."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
clothing in general
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know all that."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know all that."
take in marriage
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, never!
not any; not one
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, never!
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
carry out
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I know all that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Professor shook his head in despair, and arose.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
nonexistent
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
at the time that
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You don't think I would take such an advantage of you, Jarvis, as to marry you when you were in a work fit and then expect you to support me?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will be wanting food and clothes no doubt, and you will expect me to provide them."
Chapter 2 of Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Bambi, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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