Chapter 2 of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There we will find a priest to marry us. We will go together into Gâtinais. Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to." And he drew the girl close to him. For Jurgen was afraid of nothing now.
Chapter 2 of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 84/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 416–420
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “For Jurgen was afraid of nothing now.”
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “And he drew the girl close to him.”
take in marriage
From this reading “There we will find a priest to marry us.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."”
disregarded
From this reading “Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “There we will find a priest to marry us.”
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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 There we will find a priest to marry us.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading For Jurgen was afraid of nothing now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he drew the girl close to him.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading And he drew the girl close to him.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading And he drew the girl close to him.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading There we will find a priest to marry us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Jurgen was afraid of nothing now.
a young female
From this reading And he drew the girl close to him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We will go together into Gâtinais.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go together into Gâtinais.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he drew the girl close to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he drew the girl close to him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We will go together into Gâtinais.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Jurgen was afraid of nothing now.
take in marriage
From this reading There we will find a priest to marry us.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."
disregarded
From this reading Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For Jurgen was afraid of nothing now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For Jurgen was afraid of nothing now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile, there is a bit of neglected business to be attended to."
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading There we will find a priest to marry us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he drew the girl close to him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There we will find a priest to marry us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There we will find a priest to marry us.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We will go together into Gâtinais.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There we will find a priest to marry us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Jurgen was afraid of nothing now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There we will find a priest to marry us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There we will find a priest to marry us.
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