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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Heritage is here in full — 839 sentences across 168 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I shuddered. I did not understand Malory. He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis. “You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said. “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
Chapter 2 of Heritage is here in full — 839 sentences across 168 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
From this reading “He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.”
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading ““You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.”
magnifier of the image of small objects
From this reading ““You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading ““I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.”
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading “He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.”
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading ““I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “I shuddered.”
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see something for a brief time
In this reading “He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.”
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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 “You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not understand Malory.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading “You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shuddered.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471)
From this reading I did not understand Malory.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
magnifier of the image of small objects
From this reading “You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not understand Malory.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
above and across; more than
From this reading “You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading I shuddered.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I did not understand Malory.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
at the time that
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had spoken of the violence of his feeling when he first caught sight of Ruth; I could not reconcile that mood with his present chill analysis.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I was afraid there would not be many emotions left now that Nancy was gone,” he replied regretfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You held a microscope over their emotions,” I said.
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