Chapter II
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of Five Tales is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Give them to me. What else have you that connects you with her?” “Nothing.” “In your rooms?” “No.”
Five Tales
Chapter II · Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of Five Tales is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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“Give
them
to
me.
What
else
have
you
that
connects
you
with
her?”
“Nothing.”
“In
your
rooms?”
“No.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Five Tales
Chapter II · Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of Five Tales is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“Give
them
to
me.
/ɡɪv ðem tuː miː/
Line 2
What
else
have
you
that
connects
you
with
her?”
Line 3
“Nothing.”
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 4
“In
your
rooms?”
/ɪn jɔːr ruːmz/
Line 5
“No.”
/noʊ/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
connects
verb
US /kəˈnekts/
third-person singular of “connect” — connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
From this reading “What else have you that connects you with her?””
Give
verb
US /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ““Give them to me.”
have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What else have you that connects you with her?””
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Nothing.””
rooms
noun
US /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading ““In your rooms?””
All words in this reading · 17
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.
connectsverbUS /kəˈnekts/
third-person singular of “connect” — connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
From this reading What else have you that connects you with her?”
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What else have you that connects you with her?”
GiveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give them to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What else have you that connects you with her?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What else have you that connects you with her?”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In your rooms?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give them to me.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No.”
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing.”
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “In your rooms?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What else have you that connects you with her?”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Give them to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Give them to me.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else have you that connects you with her?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What else have you that connects you with her?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What else have you that connects you with her?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In your rooms?”
Chapter 2 of Five Tales by John Galsworthy holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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Chapter 2 holds 240 sentences of Five Tales, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in Five Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Five Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Calls
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Five Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dance
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Five Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Edition
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- Tales
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