Chapter 2 of Prisoners of Conscience is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Prisoners of Conscience is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I shall be the happier for that. Why did you come at this time?" "I thought that you were in trouble about Bele. I was sorry for you. I wished to be friends with every one before I married."
Chapter 2 of Prisoners of Conscience is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 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.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I wished to be friends with every one before I married."”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “I wished to be friends with every one before I married."”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “"I shall be the happier for that.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “I wished to be friends with every one before I married."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall be the happier for that.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I was sorry for you.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"I thought that you were in trouble about Bele.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wished to be friends with every one before I married."”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I thought that you were in trouble about Bele.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why did you come at this time?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be the happier for that.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I wished to be friends with every one before I married."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought that you were in trouble about Bele.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why did you come at this time?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did you come at this time?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I wished to be friends with every one before I married."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I shall be the happier for that.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I wished to be friends with every one before I married."
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "I shall be the happier for that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall be the happier for that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I thought that you were in trouble about Bele.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I wished to be friends with every one before I married."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wished to be friends with every one before I married."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be the happier for that.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I was sorry for you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I shall be the happier for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I shall be the happier for that.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why did you come at this time?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought that you were in trouble about Bele.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Why did you come at this time?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wished to be friends with every one before I married."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "I thought that you were in trouble about Bele.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was sorry for you.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought that you were in trouble about Bele.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did you come at this time?"
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wished to be friends with every one before I married."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wished to be friends with every one before I married."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why did you come at this time?"
Chapter 2 of Prisoners of Conscience by Amelia E. Barr holds 428 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 428 sentences of Prisoners of Conscience, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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