Chapter 2 of Prue and I is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Prue and I is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?" I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well. Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand. "Thank you," said he. "Good morning."
Chapter 2 of Prue and I is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an archaic term for a boundary
From this reading “Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank you," said he.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"”
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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 He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
an archaic term for a boundary
From this reading Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good morning."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.
a particular point in time
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Good morning."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you," said he.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
in a hearty manner
From this reading Mr. Bourne shook me warmly by the hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
(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 I told him that Prue was well--that she was always remarkably well.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you," said he.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He paused a moment, then said slowly--"How is your wife?"
Chapter 2 of Prue and I by George William Curtis holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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