Chapter 2 of Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time. _Ferdinand_. Oh, Louisa, tell mamma about the dog! _Edward_. No: tell about the cat, that is the most curious.
Chapter 2 of Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “No: tell about the cat, that is the most curious.”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.”
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Oh, Louisa, tell mamma about the dog!”
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.”
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 The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Oh, Louisa, tell mamma about the dog!
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading No: tell about the cat, that is the most curious.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading No: tell about the cat, that is the most curious.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Oh, Louisa, tell mamma about the dog!
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading _Edward_.
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading _Ferdinand_.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No: tell about the cat, that is the most curious.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Louisa, tell mamma about the dog!
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Oh, Louisa, tell mamma about the dog!
used to form the superlative
From this reading No: tell about the cat, that is the most curious.
not any; not one
From this reading No: tell about the cat, that is the most curious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Louisa, tell mamma about the dog!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
and nothing more
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
in the near future
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
express in words
From this reading Oh, Louisa, tell mamma about the dog!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No: tell about the cat, that is the most curious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was soon cleared, and liberty given to begin the account of their excursion, provided only one spoke at a time.
Chapter 2 of Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side by Frances Bowyer Vaux holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side by Frances Bowyer Vaux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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