Chapter 2 of My Wonderful Visit is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of My Wonderful Visit is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut. I was amazed at his beauty and youth. Truly an artist, sincere and simple. And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her. She is a charming artist.
Chapter 2 of My Wonderful Visit is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “I was amazed at his beauty and youth.”
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “Truly an artist, sincere and simple.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “She is a charming artist.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.”
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading “Truly an artist, sincere and simple.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Truly an artist, sincere and simple.”
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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In this reading “I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.”
In this reading “And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.”
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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 She is a charming artist.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I was amazed at his beauty and youth.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Truly an artist, sincere and simple.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Truly an artist, sincere and simple.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was amazed at his beauty and youth.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading I was amazed at his beauty and youth.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading She is a charming artist.
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From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
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From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
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From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was amazed at his beauty and youth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a charming artist.
and nothing more
From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
not any; not one
From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a charming artist.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Truly an artist, sincere and simple.
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading Truly an artist, sincere and simple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading And Eva Le Gallienne, I recall no one else on the stage just like her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Truly an artist, sincere and simple.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was amazed at his beauty and youth.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I went back behind the scenes and met young Skildkraut.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading I was amazed at his beauty and youth.
Chapter 2 of My Wonderful Visit by Charlie Chaplin holds 429 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 429 sentences of My Wonderful Visit, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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