Chapter 2 of Elsket and Other Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Elsket and Other Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands. The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone. But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide. "Father," she said, faintly. "Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.
Chapter 2 of Elsket and Other Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “"Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.”
plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “"Father," she said, faintly.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.”
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.
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a man who is very old
In this reading “"Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.”
become less in amount or intensity
In this reading “The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.”
In this reading “The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.”
In this reading “But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide.”
In this reading “The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.”
In this reading “The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.”
In this reading “But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading "Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.
plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
placed in a grave
From this reading Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.
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From this reading "Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading "Father," she said, faintly.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father," she said, faintly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Elsket," the old man bent over her eagerly.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
in the near future
From this reading Presently he ended and buried his face in his hands.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Father," she said, faintly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide.
not in physical motion
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
a Caucasian
From this reading The quick, faint breaths had died away, and as I looked on the still white face on the pillow I thought that she had gone.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading But suddenly the large eyes slowly opened wide.
Chapter 2 of Elsket and Other Stories by Thomas Nelson Page holds 406 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 406 sentences of Elsket and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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