Chapter 2 of Iolanthe's Wedding is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Iolanthe's Wedding is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz. Beautiful bit of property, no denying that. Somewhat run down, but full of possibilities. Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort. The wheat so-so.
Chapter 2 of Iolanthe's Wedding is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Beautiful bit of property, no denying that.”
left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
From this reading “Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.”
put a harness
From this reading “So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.”
informal terms for money
From this reading “Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.”
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading “Somewhat run down, but full of possibilities.”
being neither good nor bad
From this reading “The wheat so-so.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.”
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading “The wheat so-so.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.”
trace
In this reading “Somewhat run down, but full of possibilities.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Beautiful bit of property, no denying that.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Beautiful bit of property, no denying that.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Somewhat run down, but full of possibilities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Beautiful bit of property, no denying that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Somewhat run down, but full of possibilities.
left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Somewhat run down, but full of possibilities.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
put a harness
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
informal terms for money
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
a large number or amount
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
not any; not one
From this reading Beautiful bit of property, no denying that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beautiful bit of property, no denying that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
go across or through
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading Somewhat run down, but full of possibilities.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Beautiful bit of property, no denying that.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Somewhat run down, but full of possibilities.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
being neither good nor bad
From this reading The wheat so-so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Somewhat run down, but full of possibilities.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beautiful bit of property, no denying that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading The wheat so-so.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Lots of black fallow--might do for winter kale or something of the sort.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading So I let three days pass, gentlemen, to sleep on the matter--then my two coach-horses into the harness--my yellow trap--and heigho for Krakowitz.
Chapter 2 of Iolanthe's Wedding by Hermann Sudermann holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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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