Chapter 2 of Life and Death of Harriett Frean is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Life and Death of Harriett Frean is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It would have to be a long engagement. Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make. Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City. He didn’t know a soul in London. Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
Chapter 2 of Life and Death of Harriett Frean is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “It would have to be a long engagement.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.”
exaggeratedly proper
From this reading “Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.”
of or associated with a province
From this reading “Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.”
plural of “saturday” — the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?”
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?”
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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 It would have to be a long engagement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would have to be a long engagement.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn’t know a soul in London.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading It would have to be a long engagement.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have to be a long engagement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have to be a long engagement.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He didn’t know a soul in London.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He didn’t know a soul in London.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It would have to be a long engagement.
engage in
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
exaggeratedly proper
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
of or associated with a province
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
plural of “saturday” — the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He didn’t know a soul in London.
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would they be kind to him and let him come to them sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have to be a long engagement.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Robin was in a provincial bank, he had his way to make.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have to be a long engagement.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Then, a year later, Prissy wrote and told them that Robin had got a post in Parson’s Bank in the City.
Chapter 2 of Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair holds 483 sentences, grouped into 97 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 483 sentences of Life and Death of Harriett Frean, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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