Chapter 2 of Bayou Folk is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bayou Folk is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He spoke with long silences between his utterances. "Oh, there is n' anything to fo'give. You've only made a mistake. Please leave me, Mr. Offdean. Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
Chapter 2 of Bayou Folk is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
go away from a place
From this reading “Please leave me, Mr. Offdean.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “You've only made a mistake.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please leave me, Mr. Offdean.”
plural of “silence” — the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
From this reading “He spoke with long silences between his utterances.”
express in speech
From this reading “Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “He spoke with long silences between his utterances.”
plural of “utterance” — the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading “He spoke with long silences between his utterances.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He spoke with long silences between his utterances.”
In this reading “Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.”
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've only made a mistake.
any thing at all
From this reading "Oh, there is n' anything to fo'give.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He spoke with long silences between his utterances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, there is n' anything to fo'give.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke with long silences between his utterances.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spoke with long silences between his utterances.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, there is n' anything to fo'give.
go away from a place
From this reading Please leave me, Mr. Offdean.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He spoke with long silences between his utterances.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You've only made a mistake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please leave me, Mr. Offdean.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading You've only made a mistake.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Please leave me, Mr. Offdean.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "Oh, there is n' anything to fo'give.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please leave me, Mr. Offdean.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, there is n' anything to fo'give.
and nothing more
From this reading You've only made a mistake.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please leave me, Mr. Offdean.
plural of “silence” — the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
From this reading He spoke with long silences between his utterances.
express in speech
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke with long silences between his utterances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Oh, there is n' anything to fo'give.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, there is n' anything to fo'give.
plural of “utterance” — the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading He spoke with long silences between his utterances.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke with long silences between his utterances.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Papa is out in the fiel', I think, if you would like to speak with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've only made a mistake.
Chapter 2 of Bayou Folk by Kate Chopin holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of Bayou Folk, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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