Chapter 2 of Norah of Billabong is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Norah of Billabong is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood! There is music in the air, There is music in the blood. And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned. And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland. —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
Chapter 2 of Norah of Billabong is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 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.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “—_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?””
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading “And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.”
something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
From this reading “And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!”
alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
From this reading “And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!”
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 “And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland.”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “There is music in the air, There is music in the blood.”
In this reading “NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There is music in the air, There is music in the blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading There is music in the air, There is music in the blood.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
From this reading And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
From this reading And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading There is music in the air, There is music in the blood.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is music in the air, There is music in the blood.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland.
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And a glamour draws us on, To the distance, rainbow-spanned.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And the road we tread upon Is the track to Fairyland.
at the time that
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading NIGHT IN THE CITY Oh, the world is wondrous fair When the tide of life’s at flood!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading —_V. J. Daley._ “JEAN, can you button me up?”
Chapter 2 of Norah of Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 303 sentences of Norah of Billabong, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Norah of Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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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