Chapter 2 of Eris is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Eris is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men. When Fanny died Odell was forty. Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister. And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years. For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
Chapter 2 of Eris is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who breeds animals
From this reading “For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “When Fanny died Odell was forty.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.”
English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
From this reading “Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.”
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading “And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.”
frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls
From this reading “For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.”
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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In this reading “And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.”
In this reading “Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.”
In this reading “And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
a person who breeds animals
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
a female human offspring
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
one or the other of two
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
a narrow way or road
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
the force of workers available
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
not any; not one
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
established beyond doubt
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
muscular and heavily built
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading It is a long lane that has no turning, either for cattle or for men.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two months later he married the strapping daughter of Ed Lister.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
at the time that
From this reading When Fanny died Odell was forty.
frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls
From this reading For, as Whitewater Queen was a breeder of heifer-calves, Mazie Lister proved to be a breeder of men.
a late time of life
From this reading And came to the turn in the long, long lane he had travelled for twenty years.
Chapter 2 of Eris by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 176 sentences of Eris, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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