Chapter 2 of Magic London is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Magic London is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing. “Oh, it’s a lovely secret!” Betty exclaimed. “Where are we going now?” “I’m taking you to a Museum.
Chapter 2 of Magic London is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading ““I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Betty exclaimed.”
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading ““I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading ““I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading ““Oh, it’s a lovely secret!””
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading ““I’m taking you to a Museum.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ““I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading ““I’m taking you to a Museum.”
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 ““I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.”
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, it’s a lovely secret!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are we going now?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty exclaimed.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Betty exclaimed.
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
the act of departing
From this reading “Where are we going now?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m taking you to a Museum.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, it’s a lovely secret!”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “Oh, it’s a lovely secret!”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “I’m taking you to a Museum.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Where are we going now?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, it’s a lovely secret!”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “I’m taking you to a Museum.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Where are we going now?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are we going now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you that it wouldn’t be difficult to keep the secret,” returned Godmother, laughing.
Chapter 2 of Magic London by Netta Syrett holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Magic London, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Magic London by Netta Syrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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