Chapter 2 of Love in chief is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Love in chief is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.” Mr. Fane made an entry in his book. “Thank you; I am much obliged to you. Good-morning.” “You’ll overlook my indiscretion?”
Chapter 2 of Love in chief is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.”
the trait of being injudicious
From this reading ““You’ll overlook my indiscretion?””
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading ““Thank you; I am much obliged to you.”
look past, fail to notice
From this reading ““You’ll overlook my indiscretion?””
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ““Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.””
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““Thank you; I am much obliged to you.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ““Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Thank you; I am much obliged to you.”
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 “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Thank you; I am much obliged to you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good-morning.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thank you; I am much obliged to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.
the trait of being injudicious
From this reading “You’ll overlook my indiscretion?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Fane made an entry in his book.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Thank you; I am much obliged to you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You’ll overlook my indiscretion?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “Thank you; I am much obliged to you.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
look past, fail to notice
From this reading “You’ll overlook my indiscretion?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you; I am much obliged to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thank you; I am much obliged to you.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Oh, something very small; not more than sixpence a week, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank you; I am much obliged to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll overlook my indiscretion?”
Chapter 2 of Love in chief by R. K. (Rose Kirkpatrick) Weekes holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Love in chief, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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