Chapter 2 of Flecker's magic is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Flecker's magic is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb. Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard. "See the _Montsouris_ bus there?" Yes, he saw it. "Close your eyes."
Chapter 2 of Flecker's magic is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.”
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading “She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.”
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.”
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading “She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.”
having a point
From this reading “She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.”
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 “Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Close your eyes."
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Close your eyes."
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, he saw it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, he saw it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
having a point
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.
cut with a saw
From this reading Yes, he saw it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See the _Montsouris_ bus there?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
having a supporting base
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "See the _Montsouris_ bus there?"
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She pointed past the trees at a _Parc Montsouris_ motor bus standing against the curb.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Two fat women and a black-skirted priest were climbing aboard.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, he saw it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Close your eyes."
Chapter 2 of Flecker's magic by Norman Matson holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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 62 sentences of Flecker's magic, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Flecker's magic by Norman Matson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 62 sentences, grouped into 13 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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