Chapter 2 of Gladiator is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Gladiator is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning. She belaboured him. "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed? Sleeping in my clothes! I never did such a thing in my life."
Chapter 2 of Gladiator is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “"Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?”
clothing in general
From this reading “Sleeping in my clothes!”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Sleeping in my clothes!”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?”
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.
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In this reading “Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.”
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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 I never did such a thing in my life."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She belaboured him.
clothing in general
From this reading Sleeping in my clothes!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I never did such a thing in my life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She belaboured him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never did such a thing in my life."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sleeping in my clothes!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I never did such a thing in my life."
engage in
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sleeping in my clothes!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never did such a thing in my life."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She belaboured him.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Sleeping in my clothes!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never did such a thing in my life."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Danner could not explain herself on the following morning.
a special situation
From this reading I never did such a thing in my life."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you wake me and make me go to bed?
Chapter 2 of Gladiator by Philip Wylie holds 413 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 413 sentences of Gladiator, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Gladiator by Philip Wylie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 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.
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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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