Chapter 2 of For the Major: A Novelette is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of For the Major: A Novelette is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are a little tired, Major?" "Possibly. Somewhat. Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_. She read all the long articles."
Chapter 2 of For the Major: A Novelette is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.”
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading “She read all the long articles."”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “"You are a little tired, Major?"”
by chance
From this reading “"Possibly.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.”
a new appraisal or evaluation
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Somewhat.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"You are a little tired, Major?"”
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.
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 "You are a little tired, Major?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She read all the long articles."
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are a little tired, Major?"
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading She read all the long articles."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You are a little tired, Major?"
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 She read all the long articles."
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "You are a little tired, Major?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
by chance
From this reading "Possibly.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She read all the long articles."
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She read all the long articles."
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Somewhat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "You are a little tired, Major?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sara has been reading aloud to me from the _Review_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are a little tired, Major?"
Chapter 2 of For the Major: A Novelette by Constance Fenimore Woolson holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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 317 sentences of For the Major: A Novelette, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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