Chapter 2 of Gaslight Sonatas is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Gaslight Sonatas is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Jimmie!" "Huh?" "Look! We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive." "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
Chapter 2 of Gaslight Sonatas is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “"All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."”
the bank of a river
From this reading “We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."”
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading “"All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
(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 "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Huh?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jimmie!"
and nothing more
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
the bank of a river
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All the Hudson River I can see is fifteen smoke-stacks and somebody's wash-line out."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We got a view of the Hudson River from our flat, just like we lived on Riverside Drive."
Chapter 2 of Gaslight Sonatas by Fannie Hurst holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of Gaslight Sonatas, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Gaslight Sonatas by Fannie Hurst exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Gaslight Sonatas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
