Chapter 2 of Four Ghost Stories is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Four Ghost Stories is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"For facts are stubborn things."--SMOLLETT. "Silberbach! What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for? The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany? What can have put Silberbach in your head?"
Chapter 2 of Four Ghost Stories is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?”
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading “What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “"For facts are stubborn things."--SMOLLETT.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “"For facts are stubborn things."--SMOLLETT.”
lacking beauty or charm
From this reading “The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?”
arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
From this reading “The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?”
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In this reading “The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?”
In this reading “What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "For facts are stubborn things."--SMOLLETT.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can have put Silberbach in your head?"
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
all things; all of a situation
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "For facts are stubborn things."--SMOLLETT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For facts are stubborn things."--SMOLLETT.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What can have put Silberbach in your head?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading What can have put Silberbach in your head?"
an opening into or through something
From this reading The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
exceptional, unusual, or remarkable
From this reading The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading What can have put Silberbach in your head?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Silberbach!
Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771)
From this reading "For facts are stubborn things."--SMOLLETT.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading "For facts are stubborn things."--SMOLLETT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
in or at that place or location
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "For facts are stubborn things."--SMOLLETT.
lacking beauty or charm
From this reading The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?
arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
From this reading The most uninteresting, out-of-the-way, altogether unattractive little hole in all Germany?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What in the name of everything that is eccentric should you go there for?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What can have put Silberbach in your head?"
Chapter 2 of Four Ghost Stories by Mrs. Molesworth holds 538 sentences, grouped into 108 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 538 sentences of Four Ghost Stories, unabridged, divided into 108 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Four Ghost Stories by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 538 sentences, grouped into 108 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.
Work through the 108 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 108 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 159 minutes of reading across 382 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Four Ghost Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 3 chapters of Four Ghost Stories to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Four Ghost Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
