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Hunting Sketches
Hunting Sketches

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Hunting Sketches is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Anthony Trollope • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 2 of Hunting Sketches by Anthony Trollope holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 2 of Hunting Sketches contain?

Chapter 2 holds 138 sentences of Hunting Sketches, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Hunting Sketches by Anthony Trollope exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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.

How do I study chapter 2 of Hunting Sketches?

Work through the 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 28 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.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

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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Is this the complete text of Hunting Sketches?

Yes. All 757 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #814 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Hunting Sketches is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #814, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Hunting Sketches take to read?

About 63 minutes of reading across 152 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Hunting Sketches

Words and structures a reader meets early in Hunting Sketches, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Produced
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Anonymous
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Volunteer
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Hunting
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Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?
Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
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Hunting Sketches

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Hunting Sketches is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.
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A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.
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What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?
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Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?
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Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.
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any

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are

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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begins

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begun

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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boots

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brandy

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breeches

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can

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From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?

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Cigars

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circumstances

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come

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curse

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day

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do

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employment

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excitement

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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.

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finds

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for

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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from

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half

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has

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have

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he

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him

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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.

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himself

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his

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hounds

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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hour

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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hunting

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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if

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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.

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in

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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into

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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?

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is

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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it

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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.

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landed

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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?

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late

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luck

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man

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meet

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melancholy

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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most

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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no

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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non-hunting

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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o'clock

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of

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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one

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out

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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purposes

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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put

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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?

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refrain

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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.

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remain

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salutary

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stable-talk

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From this reading Cigars and stable-talk are all that remain to him; and it is well for him if he can refrain from the additional excitement of brandy and water.

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starting-point

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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?

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such

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From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?

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that

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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the

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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then

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From this reading What is a man to do with himself who has put himself into his boots and breeches, and who then finds himself, by one o'clock, landed back at his starting-point without employment?

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this

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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Though

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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under

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From this reading Who under such circumstances can apply himself to any salutary employment?

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water

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way

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From this reading A non-hunting day, a day that turns out to be no day for hunting purposes, begun in this way, is of all days the most melancholy.

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well

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What

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From this reading Though he is half an hour late at the meet, no hounds have as yet come, and he begins to curse his luck.

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