Chapter 2 of Icebound: A Play is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Icebound: A Play is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEN (_bitterly_) No--Ha! Ha! Ha! Jane’s no fool! JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
Chapter 2 of Icebound: A Play is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “BEN (_bitterly_) No--Ha!”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Jane’s no fool!”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading BEN (_bitterly_) No--Ha!
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading BEN (_bitterly_) No--Ha!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Jane’s no fool!
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading BEN (_bitterly_) No--Ha!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane’s no fool!
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
not any; not one
From this reading BEN (_bitterly_) No--Ha!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
done by design
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUDGE And she went on--(_He turns to Jane_) You’ll forgive me Jane; she said, “Jane is stubborn, and set, and wilful, but she’s no fool.
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