Chapter 2 of Clayhanger is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Clayhanger is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO. The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother. It was the winter of 1835, January. They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived. Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.
Chapter 2 of Clayhanger is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “It was the winter of 1835, January.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “It was the winter of 1835, January.”
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From this reading It was the winter of 1835, January.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the winter of 1835, January.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading It was the winter of 1835, January.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Turnhill lies a couple of miles north of Bursley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the winter of 1835, January.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
in or at the place that
From this reading They passed through the marketplace of the town of Turnhill where they lived.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It was the winter of 1835, January.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The man Darius was first taken to work by his mother.
Chapter 2 of Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Clayhanger, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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