Chapter 2 of England, My England is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of England, My England is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There you are. There it was: always the same. Working away on the common across the brook he heard it. And he worked on, just the same. Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
Chapter 2 of England, My England is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.”
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.”
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading “Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.”
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 Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There it was: always the same.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he worked on, just the same.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There you are.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There it was: always the same.
and nothing more
From this reading And he worked on, just the same.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.
Identical; not different.
From this reading There it was: always the same.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There it was: always the same.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There you are.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Suddenly he heard a shriek, and he flung the spade from him and started for the bridge, looking up like a startled deer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There it was: always the same.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading And he worked on, just the same.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Working away on the common across the brook he heard it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There you are.
Chapter 2 of England, My England by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of England, My England, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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