Chapter 2 of Rachel Gray: A Tale Founded on Fact is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Rachel Gray: A Tale Founded on Fact is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards. She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived. She entered a narrow one, long and gloomy. It led her into a large and gas-lit square. She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.
Chapter 2 of Rachel Gray: A Tale Founded on Fact is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading “She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “She entered a narrow one, long and gloomy.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.”
make square
From this reading “It led her into a large and gas-lit square.”
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading “She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.”
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.
In this reading “She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She entered a narrow one, long and gloomy.
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.
placed crosswise
From this reading She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She entered a narrow one, long and gloomy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It led her into a large and gas-lit square.
depressingly dark
From this reading She entered a narrow one, long and gloomy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It led her into a large and gas-lit square.
toward home
From this reading Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It led her into a large and gas-lit square.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It led her into a large and gas-lit square.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It led her into a large and gas-lit square.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It led her into a large and gas-lit square.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She entered a narrow one, long and gloomy.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading She entered a narrow one, long and gloomy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She entered a narrow one, long and gloomy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.
make square
From this reading It led her into a large and gas-lit square.
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Rachel went on; but she did not turn homewards.
in or at the place that
From this reading She left the broad and airy strait, where Mrs. Moxton lived.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She crossed it without looking right or left: a thought led her on like a spell.
Chapter 2 of Rachel Gray: A Tale Founded on Fact by Julia Kavanagh holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 119 sentences of Rachel Gray: A Tale Founded on Fact, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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