Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Rollo in Naples
Rollo in Naples

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Rollo in Naples is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for Rollo in Naples
Context Illustration Reading 1/38 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.
In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.
First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.
As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.
Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rollo in Naples

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Rollo in Naples is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.
/ˈkɑːntrækts ənd əˈɡriːmənts/
Line 2
In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.
Line 3
First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.
Line 4
As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.
/æz tuː ðə ˈkærɪdʒ ənd ˈhɔːrsəz ðə ˈkwestʃən ɪn ðə keɪs ʌv ˈmɪstər ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz ˈpɑːrti wɑːz suːn ˈsetəld/
Line 5
Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

Learner Dictionary

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.

agreements noun US /əˈɡriːmənts/

plural of “agreement” — the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

From this reading “CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.”

arranging noun US /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

From this reading “In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.”

contracts noun US /ˈkɑːntrækts/

plural of “contract” — a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

From this reading “CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.”

expenditure noun US /ɪkˈspendətʃər/

money paid out; an amount spent

From this reading “In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.”

George's noun US /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/

possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading “As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.”

hotels noun US /hoʊˈtelz/

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading “First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.”

secondly adverb US /ˈsekəndli/

in the second place

From this reading “First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.”

thirdly adverb US /ˈθɜːrdli/

in the third place

From this reading “First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

AGREEMENTSnounUS /əˈɡriːmənts/

plural of “agreement” — the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

From this reading CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

boardnounUS /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

buono

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.

classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

CONTRACTSnounUS /ˈkɑːntrækts/

plural of “contract” — a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

From this reading CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

expenditurenounUS /ɪkˈspendətʃər/

money paid out; an amount spent

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

George'snounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/

possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

hotelsnounUS /hoʊˈtelz/

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

ItalynounUS /ˈɪtəli/

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

manos

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.

napoleons

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.

pricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

providedverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪd/

past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.

regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

secondlyadverbUS /ˈsekəndli/

in the second place

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

separateverbUS /ˈsepəreɪt/

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

thirdlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːrdli/

in the third place

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

vetturino

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

Vittorio

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Vittorio said that his regular price was three napoleons a day for a full party.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading As to the carriage and horses, the question, in the case of Mr. George's party, was soon settled.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading First, the carriage and horses; secondly, the board at the hotels by the way; and thirdly, the _buono manos_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In arranging for a journey in Italy with a vetturino, there are three separate classes of expenditure to be provided for.

Chapter 2 of Rollo in Naples by Jacob Abbott holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.

What does chapter 2 of Rollo in Naples contain?

Chapter 2 holds 192 sentences of Rollo in Naples, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Rollo in Naples by Jacob Abbott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.

How do I study chapter 2 of Rollo in Naples?

Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 39 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Rollo in Naples

Common questions about reading Rollo in Naples by Jacob Abbott on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Rollo in Naples?

Yes. All 2052 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24488 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Rollo in Naples is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #24488, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Rollo in Naples take to read?

About 171 minutes of reading across 411 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Rollo in Naples section by section

How to work through Rollo in Naples section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 12 chapters of Rollo in Naples to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Rollo in Naples

Words and structures a reader meets early in Rollo in Naples, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Jacob
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rollo in Naples; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Abbott
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rollo in Naples; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Entered
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rollo in Naples; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
According
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rollo in Naples; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.