Chapter 2 of Kathleen is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Kathleen is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed. “Hello, Wulfruna!” he said, as I came in. Evidently he, too, had been reading up some history. Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump. I crept quietly across the room and picked it up.
Chapter 2 of Kathleen is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “I crept quietly across the room and picked it up.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Evidently he, too, had been reading up some history.”
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading “Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Wulfruna!” he said, as I came in.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “I crept quietly across the room and picked it up.”
-ing form of “room” — live and take one's meals at or in
From this reading “Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.”
move rhythmically
From this reading “Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I crept quietly across the room and picked it up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hello, Wulfruna!” he said, as I came in.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Evidently he, too, had been reading up some history.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hello, Wulfruna!” he said, as I came in.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I crept quietly across the room and picked it up.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently he, too, had been reading up some history.
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
set up or found
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Evidently he, too, had been reading up some history.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hello, Wulfruna!” he said, as I came in.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Wulfruna!” he said, as I came in.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Evidently he, too, had been reading up some history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I crept quietly across the room and picked it up.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading I crept quietly across the room and picked it up.
with low volume
From this reading I crept quietly across the room and picked it up.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I crept quietly across the room and picked it up.
-ing form of “room” — live and take one's meals at or in
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hello, Wulfruna!” he said, as I came in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Evidently he, too, had been reading up some history.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
move rhythmically
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Evidently he, too, had been reading up some history.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
at the time that
From this reading Falstaff and I were rooming together, and when I went up I found him reading in bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just as I got into bed he fell asleep and his book dropped to the floor with a thump.
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From this reading “Hello, Wulfruna!” he said, as I came in.
Chapter 2 of Kathleen by Christopher Morley holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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 473 sentences of Kathleen, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Kathleen, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
