Chapter 2 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something. He went on then beginning anything. Sloan had heard something. He did not hear that thing again. He asked then, he asked if he would hear something like that thing.
Chapter 2 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any thing at all
From this reading “He went on then beginning anything.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “He went on then beginning anything.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “He did not hear that thing again.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Sloan had heard something.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.”
a special situation
From this reading “He did not hear that thing again.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading He did not hear that thing again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.
any thing at all
From this reading He went on then beginning anything.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He asked then, he asked if he would hear something like that thing.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He went on then beginning anything.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not hear that thing again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sloan had heard something.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went on then beginning anything.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He did not hear that thing again.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Sloan had heard something.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He asked then, he asked if he would hear something like that thing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He asked then, he asked if he would hear something like that thing.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not hear that thing again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went on then beginning anything.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not hear that thing again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He went on then beginning anything.
a special situation
From this reading He did not hear that thing again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some one, Sloan, listened and was hearing something.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went on then beginning anything.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He asked then, he asked if he would hear something like that thing.
Chapter 2 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two by Gertrude Stein holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 430 sentences of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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