Chapter 2 of Old Crow is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Old Crow is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan. "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room. "It would hurt her so confoundedly." "Well, she was, you see," said Nan. "I thought you knew about it.
Chapter 2 of Old Crow is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “"You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “"You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"It would hurt her so confoundedly."”
by chance
From this reading “"Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.”
your grandmother
From this reading “"Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.”
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading “"You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “"You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.”
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 thought you knew about it.”
In this reading “"You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
in a perplexed manner
From this reading "It would hurt her so confoundedly."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
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From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
the act of departing
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
be the source of pain
From this reading "It would hurt her so confoundedly."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would hurt her so confoundedly."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I thought you knew about it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
your grandmother
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
express in words
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
not in physical motion
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you knew about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, she was, you see," said Nan.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You see she was so furious with me for going to France----" "Oh, don't say she was furious," urged Raven, still out of that sense of her being in the room.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would hurt her so confoundedly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Maybe I don't know so much as you do about them," said Nan.
Chapter 2 of Old Crow by Alice Brown holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Old Crow, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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