Chapter 2 of Scorn of Women: A Play In Three Acts is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Scorn of Women: A Play In Three Acts is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORAINE You've danced every dance with her. VANDERLIP Somebody else is dancing with her now. LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all. VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together. LORAINE _(Pouting.)_ No.
Chapter 2 of Scorn of Women: A Play In Three Acts is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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large room used mainly for dancing
From this reading “VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “LORAINE You've danced every dance with her.”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “LORAINE You've danced every dance with her.”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “VANDERLIP Somebody else is dancing with her now.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.”
-ing form of “pout” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading “LORAINE _(Pouting.)_ No.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “VANDERLIP Somebody else is dancing with her now.”
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 “LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.”
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(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 LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.
large room used mainly for dancing
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading LORAINE You've danced every dance with her.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading LORAINE You've danced every dance with her.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading VANDERLIP Somebody else is dancing with her now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VANDERLIP Somebody else is dancing with her now.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading LORAINE You've danced every dance with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LORAINE You've danced every dance with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VANDERLIP Somebody else is dancing with her now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORAINE You've danced every dance with her.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
not any; not one
From this reading LORAINE _(Pouting.)_ No.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading VANDERLIP Somebody else is dancing with her now.
-ing form of “pout” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading LORAINE _(Pouting.)_ No.
a person, without saying who
From this reading VANDERLIP Somebody else is dancing with her now.
carry out
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading VANDERLIP _(Making movement to take her into ballroom.)_ Come, then, let us dance it together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VANDERLIP Somebody else is dancing with her now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LORAINE You've danced every dance with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LORAINE And, in consequence, you are not dancing at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORAINE You've danced every dance with her.
Chapter 2 of Scorn of Women: A Play In Three Acts by Jack London holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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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