Chapter 2 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jerome started, and once started he raced. Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse. Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running. No other boy could equal him. Marvellous stories were told about it.
Chapter 2 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
From this reading “Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.”
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading “Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.”
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading “Jerome started, and once started he raced.”
using or containing too many words
From this reading “Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Marvellous stories were told about it.”
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
From this reading “Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.”
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading “Jerome started, and once started he raced.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.”
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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 Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Marvellous stories were told about it.
the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerome started, and once started he raced.
a youthful male person
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No other boy could equal him.
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading No other boy could equal him.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jerome started, and once started he raced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No other boy could equal him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marvellous stories were told about it.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading Jerome started, and once started he raced.
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From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
having long legs
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
using or containing too many words
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Marvellous stories were told about it.
not any; not one
From this reading No other boy could equal him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
on one occasion
From this reading Jerome started, and once started he raced.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No other boy could equal him.
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading Jerome started, and once started he raced.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
move hurridly
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jerome started, and once started he raced.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Marvellous stories were told about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Marvellous stories were told about it.
not getting adequate food
From this reading Long-legged, light-flanked, long-winded, and underfed, he had the adaptability for speed of a little race-horse.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jerome Edwards was quite a famous boy in the village for his prowess in running.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marvellous stories were told about it.
Chapter 2 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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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