Chapter 2 of Nobody is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Nobody is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT BREAKFAST. "How do you like New York, Lois? You have been here long enough to judge of us now?" "Have I?" Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
Chapter 2 of Nobody is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “AT BREAKFAST.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “"How do you like New York, Lois?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
react verbally
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT BREAKFAST.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading AT BREAKFAST.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you like New York, Lois?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you like New York, Lois?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I?"
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "How do you like New York, Lois?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you like New York, Lois?
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 You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "How do you like New York, Lois?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have been here long enough to judge of us now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Wishart and her guest being at breakfast, this question and answer go over the table.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "How do you like New York, Lois?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you like New York, Lois?
Chapter 2 of Nobody by Susan Warner holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 167 sentences of Nobody, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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