Chapter 2 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Being the last chapter of all. 4. CHAPTER IV. THE MISER'S CHILDREN. It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
Chapter 2 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 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.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “Being the last chapter of all.”
the state of being suitable or opportune
From this reading “It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.”
-ing form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading “It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.”
required or under orders
From this reading “It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.”
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 “Being the last chapter of all.”
become ground down or deteriorate
In this reading “It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 4.
(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 Being the last chapter of all.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being the last chapter of all.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Being the last chapter of all.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE MISER'S CHILDREN.
the state of being suitable or opportune
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
an envious eagerness to possess something
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
-ing form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading CHAPTER IV.
immediately past
From this reading Being the last chapter of all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MISER'S CHILDREN.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being the last chapter of all.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
only a very short time before
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
required or under orders
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being the last chapter of all.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling.
Chapter 2 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) by Robert Montgomery Bird holds 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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 462 sentences of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) by Robert Montgomery Bird exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
Work through the 93 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 93 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.
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.
Common questions about reading Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) by Robert Montgomery Bird on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2330 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46622 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #46622, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 194 minutes of reading across 466 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2) to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself. Vol. 2 (of 2), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
