Chapter 2 of "Some Say" is here in full — 418 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 "Some Say" is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEIGHBOURS IN CYRUS. "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window. "It is really raining. Isn't that providential, now?" "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
Chapter 2 of "Some Say" is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading “NEIGHBOURS IN CYRUS.”
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “"Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.”
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “NEIGHBOURS IN CYRUS.”
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading “"Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.”
peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
From this reading “Isn't that providential, now?"”
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “"Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “"It is really raining.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “"Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading NEIGHBOURS IN CYRUS.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEIGHBOURS IN CYRUS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is really raining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't that providential, now?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is really raining.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window.
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading NEIGHBOURS IN CYRUS.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Isn't that providential, now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window.
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
From this reading Isn't that providential, now?"
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading "It is really raining.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "It is really raining.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isn't that providential, now?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "Hi-Hi!" said Miss Peace, looking out of the window.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Anne Peace, you are enough to provoke a saint!" replied a peevish voice from the furthest corner of the room.
Chapter 2 of "Some Say" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 418 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 418 sentences of "Some Say", unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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