Chapter 2 of Helena's Path is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Helena's Path is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Violet Dufaure was amicably inclined. "You might give him leave to walk through. It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time." "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply. "But he doesn't.
Chapter 2 of Helena's Path is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an amicable manner
From this reading “Violet Dufaure was amicably inclined.”
cause to be bored
From this reading “It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.”
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading “Violet Dufaure was amicably inclined.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “Violet Dufaure was amicably inclined.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"You might give him leave to walk through.”
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.
In this reading “It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."”
increase the likelihood of
In this reading “"Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.”
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 It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
in an amicable manner
From this reading Violet Dufaure was amicably inclined.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
cause to be bored
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But he doesn't.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But he doesn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet Dufaure was amicably inclined.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "You might give him leave to walk through.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You might give him leave to walk through.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Violet Dufaure was amicably inclined.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
go away from a place
From this reading "You might give him leave to walk through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You might give him leave to walk through.
on the contrary
From this reading "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Certainly I might give him leave if he asked for it," retorted the Marchesa rather sharply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "You might give him leave to walk through.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You might give him leave to walk through.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading Violet Dufaure was amicably inclined.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "You might give him leave to walk through.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Violet Dufaure was amicably inclined.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be a bore for him to go round by the road every time."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You might give him leave to walk through.
Chapter 2 of Helena's Path by Anthony Hope holds 470 sentences, grouped into 94 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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