Chapter 2 of Blessed Event is here in full — 578 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Blessed Event is here in full — 578 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said. "It's terrifying. I'll never get used to it." "Don't worry about it," Lester said. "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
Chapter 2 of Blessed Event is here in full — 578 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “"We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “"We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.”
in the near future
From this reading “"We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.”
causing extreme terror
From this reading “"It's terrifying.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “"He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “I'll never get used to it."”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “"Don't worry about it," Lester said.”
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In this reading “"He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.”
In this reading “I'll never get used to it."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't worry about it," Lester said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't worry about it," Lester said.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'll never get used to it."
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From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
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From this reading I'll never get used to it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll never get used to it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's terrifying.
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't worry about it," Lester said.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'll never get used to it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
in the near future
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
causing extreme terror
From this reading "It's terrifying.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "He's got so many things in his head," Ginny said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll never get used to it."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I'll never get used to it."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We won't be seeing much of him as soon as he learns to walk.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't worry about it," Lester said.
Chapter 2 of Blessed Event by Henry Farrell holds 578 sentences, grouped into 116 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 578 sentences of Blessed Event, unabridged, divided into 116 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Blessed Event by Henry Farrell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 578 sentences, grouped into 116 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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