Chapter 2 of Sixpenny Pieces is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sixpenny Pieces is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The young ones get the favouring, eh? Do you live with a young woman?" "I lives with two on ’em—worse luck." "Daughters?" "Daughters?
Chapter 2 of Sixpenny Pieces is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “"Daughters?"”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Do you live with a young woman?"”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “"I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “"The young ones get the favouring, eh?”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Do you live with a young woman?"”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “"I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “"The young ones get the favouring, eh?”
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 “"I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."”
a young female
In this reading “Do you live with a young woman?"”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “Do you live with a young woman?"”
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 Do you live with a young woman?"
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading "Daughters?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you live with a young woman?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The young ones get the favouring, eh?
a quad with a square body
From this reading "I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The young ones get the favouring, eh?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The young ones get the favouring, eh?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Do you live with a young woman?"
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "The young ones get the favouring, eh?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The young ones get the favouring, eh?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you live with a young woman?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Do you live with a young woman?"
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "I lives with two on ’em—worse luck."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you live with a young woman?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "The young ones get the favouring, eh?
Chapter 2 of Sixpenny Pieces by A. Neil (Albert Neil) Lyons holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Sixpenny Pieces, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Sixpenny Pieces by A. Neil (Albert Neil) Lyons exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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