Chapter 2 of Blind mice is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Blind mice is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, thank you, Mamma. It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.” “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman. “I don’t want to be a burden on John and you. I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
Chapter 2 of Blind mice is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading ““I don’t want to be a burden on John and you.”
be fond of; be attached to
From this reading “I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.””
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading ““Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.””
informal terms for a mother
From this reading ““No, thank you, Mamma.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading ““Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.””
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.””
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.
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In this reading ““Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.”
In this reading “It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.””
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 It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “I don’t want to be a burden on John and you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
be fond of; be attached to
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want to be a burden on John and you.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “I don’t want to be a burden on John and you.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “No, thank you, Mamma.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It isn’t much and it’ll be done in a minute.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, thank you, Mamma.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “No, thank you, Mamma.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t want to be a burden on John and you.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I want you to realize that I am willing to help and that I cherish no ill feeling about anything that has happened.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Now you mustn’t hesitate to ask me to do anything I can,” went on the older woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, thank you, Mamma.
Chapter 2 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of Blind mice, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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