Chapter 2 of Loaves and fishes is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Loaves and fishes is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hush! I am strong. Help me to my legs, child. So! Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
Chapter 2 of Loaves and fishes is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.””
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
From this reading “Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.””
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading ““Hush!”
staying power
From this reading “Help me to my legs, child.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.””
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.””
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.””
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “I am strong.”
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.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am strong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading Help me to my legs, child.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Help me to my legs, child.
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am strong.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
staying power
From this reading Help me to my legs, child.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Help me to my legs, child.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Help me to my legs, child.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So!
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I am strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Help me to my legs, child.
in or at the place that
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, come with me outside, and point out, if thou canst, where lies the Little Hump.”
Chapter 2 of Loaves and fishes by Bernard Capes holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Loaves and fishes, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Loaves and fishes by Bernard Capes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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