Chapter 2 of Jupiter Lights is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Jupiter Lights is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Feel how?" "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried. And so I have brought some of his letters to show you." She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece. "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
Chapter 2 of Jupiter Lights is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “"You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.”
the literary culture
From this reading “And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “"You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “"Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.”
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 “She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.”
In this reading “"You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."”
In this reading “She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.”
In this reading “And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
later than; following
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Feel how?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Feel how?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
the literary culture
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You needn't return them; you can burn them after reading."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took a package from her pocket and laid it on the mantelpiece.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, that we made him--that we tried, or that I tried.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so I have brought some of his letters to show you."
Chapter 2 of Jupiter Lights by Constance Fenimore Woolson holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 2 holds 413 sentences of Jupiter Lights, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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