Chapter 2 of Charles Dickens' Children Stories is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Charles Dickens' Children Stories is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you please, I was born here, sir." "Oh! You are the young lady, are you?" said he. "Yes, sir." "And what can I do for you?"
Chapter 2 of Charles Dickens' Children Stories is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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brought into existence
From this reading “"If you please, I was born here, sir."”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"If you please, I was born here, sir."”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “You are the young lady, are you?" said he.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"If you please, I was born here, sir."”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are the young lady, are you?" said he.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"If you please, I was born here, sir."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, sir."”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “You are the young lady, are you?" said he.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a young female
In this reading “You are the young lady, are you?" said he.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what can I do for you?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are the young lady, are you?" said he.
brought into existence
From this reading "If you please, I was born here, sir."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And what can I do for you?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And what can I do for you?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And what can I do for you?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You are the young lady, are you?" said he.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "If you please, I was born here, sir."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you please, I was born here, sir."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you please, I was born here, sir."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading You are the young lady, are you?" said he.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "If you please, I was born here, sir."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You are the young lady, are you?" said he.
term of address for a man
From this reading "If you please, I was born here, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are the young lady, are you?" said he.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you please, I was born here, sir."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what can I do for you?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you please, I was born here, sir."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading You are the young lady, are you?" said he.
Chapter 2 of Charles Dickens' Children Stories by Charles Dickens holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 463 sentences of Charles Dickens' Children Stories, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Charles Dickens' Children Stories by Charles Dickens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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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