Chapter 2 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel is here in full — 770 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel is here in full — 770 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them. “Ten years!” she said. “How they have faded!” “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.” “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
Chapter 2 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel is here in full — 770 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “crease” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading ““And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.””
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading ““How they have faded!””
third-person singular of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading ““Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading ““Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading ““And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.””
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading “THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.”
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 THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
plural of “crease” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “How they have faded!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How they have faded!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
third-person singular of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How they have faded!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
the literary culture
From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
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 “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ten years!” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ten years!” she said.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Letters! letters!” she exclaimed--“some of them sixty pages long!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten years!” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And the creases are tight,” said he; “they will be hard to read.”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading THE VICTIM HESITATES _They had opened a wooden box which lay beside them.
a late time of life
From this reading “Ten years!” she said.
Chapter 2 of Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel by Upton Sinclair holds 770 sentences, grouped into 154 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.
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