Chapter 2 of Satan's Diary is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Satan's Diary is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging. We walked long. We grew tired. We longed to drink, oh, how we longed to drink! And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
Chapter 2 of Satan's Diary is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading “We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “We longed to drink, oh, how we longed to drink!”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.”
continue talking
From this reading “We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.”
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading “And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.”
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 “We grew tired.”
In this reading “We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.”
In this reading “And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.”
In this reading “And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.”
In this reading “We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.”
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 And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
a female human offspring
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
take in liquids
From this reading We longed to drink, oh, how we longed to drink!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading We grew tired.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We longed to drink, oh, how we longed to drink!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
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 We walked long.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading We longed to drink, oh, how we longed to drink!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading We longed to drink, oh, how we longed to drink!
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
continue talking
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading We grew tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading We walked long.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We did not proceed to Rome but went instead in search of the nearest night lodging.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now, permit me to present to you my new friend, Signor Thomas Magnus and his beautiful daughter, Maria.
Chapter 2 of Satan's Diary by Leonid Andreyev holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of Satan's Diary, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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