Chapter 2 of In a Quiet Village is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of In a Quiet Village is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine? There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.” “I cannot do other. It would go against my conscience.” “And as to your dratted music.
Chapter 2 of In a Quiet Village is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.””
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “It would go against my conscience.””
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?”
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading ““Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading ““And as to your dratted music.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading ““Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?”
inflected form of “slur” — play smoothly or legato
From this reading “There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.””
two times
From this reading “There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.””
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It would go against my conscience.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And as to your dratted music.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
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From this reading “I cannot do other.
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading It would go against my conscience.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And as to your dratted music.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It would go against my conscience.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot do other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would go against my conscience.”
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
and nothing more
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “And as to your dratted music.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would go against my conscience.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
express in words
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
inflected form of “slur” — play smoothly or legato
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And as to your dratted music.
two times
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There’s other chaps get twice the work you do by just slurring along.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Doble,” she would say, “what’s the good of your doing your jobs so slow and so fine?
Chapter 2 of In a Quiet Village by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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