Chapter 2 of In the World is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of In the World is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet. He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness? Your Highness? Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes. U-ugh!
Chapter 2 of In the World is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “chop” — cut into pieces
From this reading “Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.”
weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
From this reading “Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.”
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading “Your Highness?”
the quality of being holy
From this reading “He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?”
past form of “service” — be used by; as of a utility
From this reading “Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.”
any shape that is triangular in cross section
From this reading “Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.”
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.
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leave
In this reading “He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?”
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 Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
inflected form of “chop” — cut into pieces
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
the act of departing
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading Your Highness?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
the quality of being holy
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
in a disrespectful jeering manner
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
past form of “service” — be used by; as of a utility
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
propel through the air
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading U-ugh!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
any shape that is triangular in cross section
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Grandfather met me in the yard; he was on his knees, chopping a wedge with a hatchet.
an affirmative
From this reading Have you finished your term of serviced Well, now you can live as you like, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He raised the ax as if he were going to throw it at my head, and then took off his cap, saying mockingly: "How do you do, your Holiness?
Chapter 2 of In the World by Maksim Gorky holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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