Chapter 2 of Between Friends is here in full — 544 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Between Friends is here in full — 544 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You never knew pain--real pain, did you? The world never ended for you, did it?” “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.” “That is a cant phrase.” “No; there’s truth under the cant.
Chapter 2 of Between Friends is here in full — 544 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading ““That is a cant phrase.””
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “The world never ended for you, did it?””
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading ““You never knew pain--real pain, did you?”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading ““That is a cant phrase.””
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading ““In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.””
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading ““You never knew pain--real pain, did you?”
spiritually reborn or converted
From this reading ““In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.””
a fact that has been verified
From this reading ““No; there’s truth under the cant.”
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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 “That is a cant phrase.”
(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 “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading “That is a cant phrase.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is a cant phrase.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
not any; not one
From this reading “No; there’s truth under the cant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “That is a cant phrase.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
spiritually reborn or converted
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is a cant phrase.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; there’s truth under the cant.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “No; there’s truth under the cant.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “No; there’s truth under the cant.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “In one manner or another we all must be reborn before we can progress.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world never ended for you, did it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You never knew pain--real pain, did you?
Chapter 2 of Between Friends by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 544 sentences, grouped into 109 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 544 sentences of Between Friends, unabridged, divided into 109 reading sections.
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