Chapter 2 of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go on talking to me, Jack," she said. "Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like. Chesterford's very nice. Don't you like him immensely? I do."
Chapter 2 of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2 is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.”
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading “Don't you like him immensely?”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “"Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.”
engage in
From this reading “"Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Chesterford's very nice.”
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “"Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.”
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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.”
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.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chesterford's very nice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you like him immensely?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't you like him immensely?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading Don't you like him immensely?
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading "Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.
engage in
From this reading "Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Chesterford's very nice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading "Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go on talking to me, Jack," she said.
precisely as stated
From this reading Chesterford's very nice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Interest me, soothe me, make me angry if you like.
Chapter 2 of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2 by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Dodo: A Detail of the Day. Volumes 1 and 2 by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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