Chapter 2 of Es Percipi is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Es Percipi is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you like the name Stephanie?" Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided. Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look. Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes. "You're frightening her," said Ellen.
Chapter 2 of Es Percipi is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “coo” — speak softly or lovingly
From this reading “Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.”
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading “Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.”
the act of playing drums
From this reading “Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"You're frightening her," said Ellen.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.”
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading “Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.”
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.
In this reading “Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.”
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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 Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
anew
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
clothing in general
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
-ing form of “coo” — speak softly or lovingly
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
the act of playing drums
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "You're frightening her," said Ellen.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
in an incredulous manner
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
staying power
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're frightening her," said Ellen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
very small
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Incredulously, Channing stepped across the threshold to have a closer look.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
up to a particular time
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
emit long loud cries
From this reading Ellen asked, gently placing the infant in her crib and cooing at her until the wail subsided.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Stephanie puckered and wailed again, drumming tiny legs under the swaddling clothes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you like the name Stephanie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're frightening her," said Ellen.
Chapter 2 of Es Percipi by Stephen Marlowe holds 418 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 418 sentences of Es Percipi, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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