Chapter 2 of Purple Forever is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Purple Forever is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you think we'll find?" Carl shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe the story's true. Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
Chapter 2 of Purple Forever is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “"Who knows?”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe the story's true.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Carl shrugged.”
possessive form of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Maybe the story's true.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'”
showing curiosity
From this reading “Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'”
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.
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
In this reading “Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
later than; following
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carl shrugged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think we'll find?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "What do you think we'll find?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Who knows?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
by chance
From this reading Maybe the story's true.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
above and across; more than
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Carl shrugged.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
possessive form of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Maybe the story's true.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maybe the story's true.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think we'll find?"
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Maybe the story's true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you think we'll find?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think we'll find?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
which person or people
From this reading "Who knows?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
showing curiosity
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes I find myself wondering what it would be like to be immortal--I mean after all the willful-wishing's over with, and you get down to thinking about it in terms of 'what's-in-it-for-me.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think we'll find?"
Chapter 2 of Purple Forever by Jack Lewis holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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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