Chapter 2 of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company. "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day. "It isn't just to your friends. I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately. This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
Chapter 2 of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “"Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.”
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading “MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."”
in the recent past
From this reading “I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.”
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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've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
later than; following
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
anew
From this reading MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "It isn't just to your friends.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't just to your friends.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't just to your friends.
and nothing more
From this reading "It isn't just to your friends.
in the recent past
From this reading I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading I've heard half a dozen persons asking for you lately.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
express in words
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading MONTHS elapsed before Edwin Florence ventured again into company.
precisely as stated
From this reading This hermit life you are leading is, let me tell you, a very foolish life."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It isn't just to your friends.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Why will you shut yourself up after this fashion?" said an acquaintance to him one day.
Chapter 2 of Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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