Chapter 2 of Chats with children is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Chats with children is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master. "Without Me ye can do nothing." Do you think you can get on without Him? Just think hard a minute. Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
Chapter 2 of Chats with children is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Just think hard a minute.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”
except if; if not
From this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”
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.
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!”
In this reading “Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!”
In this reading “So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.”
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 Just think hard a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Do you think you can get on without Him?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Just think hard a minute.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you think you can get on without Him?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
and nothing more
From this reading Just think hard a minute.
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Without Me ye can do nothing."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Just think hard a minute.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
except if; if not
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sometimes you get up in the morning and you feel good!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So we, capable as we may think ourselves, can do nothing unless we are linked on—or are in touch with—our Lord and Master.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Without Me ye can do nothing."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Without Me ye can do nothing."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think you can get on without Him?
Chapter 2 of Chats with children by Amy Le Feuvre holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of Chats with children, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Chats with children by Amy Le Feuvre exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 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.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 70 minutes of reading across 169 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Chats with children, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
