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Candida

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Candida is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BURGESS (portentously).
Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.
Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.
I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.
Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.
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Candida

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Candida is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BURGESS (portentously).
Line 2
Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.
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Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.
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I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.
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Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bin noun US /bɪn/

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading “Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.”

Bishop noun US /ˈbɪʃəp/

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading “Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.”

burgess noun US /ˈbɜːrdʒəs/

English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)

From this reading “BURGESS (portentously).”

job noun US /dʒɑːb/

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading “Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.”

pore noun US /pɔːr/

any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

From this reading “Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.”

preach verb US /priːtʃ/

deliver a sermon

From this reading “I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.”

religious adjective US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading “Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.”

sensible adjective US /ˈsensəbəl/

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading “Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 hused to wonder you was let preach at all.

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.

believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.

binnounUS /bɪn/

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

BishopnounUS /ˈbɪʃəp/

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

bitnounUS /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

BURGESSnounUS /ˈbɜːrdʒəs/

English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)

From this reading BURGESS (portentously).

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.

clorgyman

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.

feller's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

FivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

hout

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

hused

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.

ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

kep

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

mor'n

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

porenounUS /pɔːr/

any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

portentouslyadverb

in a portentous manner

From this reading BURGESS (portentously).

preachverbUS /priːtʃ/

deliver a sermon

From this reading I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.

religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

sensibleadjectiveUS /ˈsensəbəl/

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

takinnoun

large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, times 'as changed mor'n I could a believed.

yorr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

yorrs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Why, I know a clorgyman that 'as bin kep' hout of his job for yorrs by the Bishop of London, although the pore feller's not a bit more religious than you are.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I hused to wonder you was let preach at all.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Five yorr (year) ago, no sensible man would a thought o' takin' up with your ideas.

Chapter 2 of Candida by Bernard Shaw holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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.

What does chapter 2 of Candida contain?

Chapter 2 holds 433 sentences of Candida, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Candida by Bernard Shaw exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 87 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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About 106 minutes of reading across 255 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Candida

Words and structures a reader meets early in Candida, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

October
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Candida; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Morning
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Candida; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
North
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Candida; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Suburbs
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Candida; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.