Chapter 2 of Quaint Courtships is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Quaint Courtships is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Better try and sleep, Gussie. I'll put some Kaliston on your head.” “Kaliston! Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!” “Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.”
Chapter 2 of Quaint Courtships is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!””
hear with intention
From this reading “Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!””
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading ““Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.””
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading ““Better try and sleep, Gussie.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ““Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.””
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading ““Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.””
make an effort or attempt
From this reading ““Better try and sleep, Gussie.”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!””
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Better try and sleep, Gussie.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better try and sleep, Gussie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Better try and sleep, Gussie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I'll put some Kaliston on your head.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll put some Kaliston on your head.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll put some Kaliston on your head.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
hear with intention
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll put some Kaliston on your head.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I'll put some Kaliston on your head.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Better try and sleep, Gussie.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'll put some Kaliston on your head.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Gussie, I'm sure he isn't thinking of Mrs. North.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Better try and sleep, Gussie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading Kaliston won't keep me from worrying.--Oh, listen to that harmonicon!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll put some Kaliston on your head.”
Chapter 2 of Quaint Courtships by William Dean [Editor] Howells holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of Quaint Courtships, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Quaint Courtships by William Dean [Editor] Howells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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