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Just David
Just David

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Just David is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 2 of Just David by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 2 of Just David contain?

Chapter 2 holds 234 sentences of Just David, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Just David by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 234 sentences, grouped into 47 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 2 of Just David?

Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 47 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Just David

Common questions about reading Just David by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Just David?

Yes. All 4692 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #440 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Just David is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #440, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Just David take to read?

About 391 minutes of reading across 939 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Just David section by section

How to work through Just David section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in Just David

Words and structures a reader meets early in Just David, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Mountain
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Just David; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mountain-side
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Just David; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Little
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Shack
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Just David; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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Context Illustration Reading 1/47 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
THE TRAIL
A curious strength seemed to have come to the man.
With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.
From beneath his bunk he dragged a large, dusty traveling-bag, and in this he stowed a little food, a few garments, and a great deal of the music scattered about the room.
David, in the doorway, stared in dazed wonder.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Just David

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Just David is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TRAIL
Line 2
A curious strength seemed to have come to the man.
Line 3
With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.
Line 4
From beneath his bunk he dragged a large, dusty traveling-bag, and in this he stowed a little food, a few garments, and a great deal of the music scattered about the room.
Line 5
David, in the doorway, stared in dazed wonder.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “From beneath his bunk he dragged a large, dusty traveling-bag, and in this he stowed a little food, a few garments, and a great deal of the music scattered about the room.”

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A

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about

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almost

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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and

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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away

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be

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beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading From beneath his bunk he dragged a large, dusty traveling-bag, and in this he stowed a little food, a few garments, and a great deal of the music scattered about the room.

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box

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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bunk

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come

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curious

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David

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dazed

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deal

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doorway

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From this reading David, in the doorway, stared in dazed wonder.

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down

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dragged

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dusty

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few

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food

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From

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garments

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great

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hands

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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have

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From this reading A curious strength seemed to have come to the man.

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he

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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his

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in

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large

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left

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little

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Madonna

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man

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From this reading A curious strength seemed to have come to the man.

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music

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neatly

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of

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packing

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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photographs

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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room

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scattered

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seemed

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From this reading A curious strength seemed to have come to the man.

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Sistine

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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stared

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From this reading David, in the doorway, stared in dazed wonder.

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steady

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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stowed

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From this reading From beneath his bunk he dragged a large, dusty traveling-bag, and in this he stowed a little food, a few garments, and a great deal of the music scattered about the room.

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strength

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From this reading A curious strength seemed to have come to the man.

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THE

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From this reading THE TRAIL

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them

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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this

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From this reading From beneath his bunk he dragged a large, dusty traveling-bag, and in this he stowed a little food, a few garments, and a great deal of the music scattered about the room.

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to

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From this reading A curious strength seemed to have come to the man.

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took

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From this reading With almost steady hands he took down the photographs and the Sistine Madonna, packing them neatly away in a box to be left.

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TRAIL

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From this reading THE TRAIL

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traveling-bag

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With

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wonder

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From this reading David, in the doorway, stared in dazed wonder.

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