Chapter 2 of Castle Richmond is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Castle Richmond is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLARA DESMOND. It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts. In the first place, had she been pleased or had she not? Had she been most gratified or most pained? Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
Chapter 2 of Castle Richmond is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.”
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.”
having received what was desired
From this reading “Had she been most gratified or most pained?”
keep busy with
From this reading “It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “Had she been most gratified or most pained?”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “In the first place, had she been pleased or had she not?”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.”
not often
From this reading “Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
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From this reading CLARA DESMOND.
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From this reading CLARA DESMOND.
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From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
having received what was desired
From this reading Had she been most gratified or most pained?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, had she been pleased or had she not?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Had she been most gratified or most pained?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the first place, had she been pleased or had she not?
keep busy with
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the first place, had she been pleased or had she not?
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading Had she been most gratified or most pained?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place, had she been pleased or had she not?
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading In the first place, had she been pleased or had she not?
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
not often
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been Clara Desmond's first ball, and on the following morning she had much to occupy her thoughts.
at the time that
From this reading Girls when they ask themselves such questions seldom give themselves fair answers.
Chapter 2 of Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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.
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