Chapter 2 of Sons and Fathers is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sons and Fathers is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STRANGER ON THE THRESHOLD. "I am not in business," said the other. "I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon. I suppose you must have known him." "Yes, indeed."
Chapter 2 of Sons and Fathers is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “"I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “I suppose you must have known him."”
a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
From this reading “"I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “"I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “"I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “THE STRANGER ON THE THRESHOLD.”
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose you must have known him."”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “THE STRANGER ON THE THRESHOLD.”
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 “THE STRANGER ON THE THRESHOLD.”
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 "I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not in business," said the other.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I am not in business," said the other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose you must have known him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose you must have known him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not in business," said the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am not in business," said the other.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Yes, indeed."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I suppose you must have known him."
a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
From this reading "I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading "I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I suppose you must have known him."
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading "I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not in business," said the other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am a nephew of John Morgan, of Macon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STRANGER ON THE THRESHOLD.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I am not in business," said the other.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am not in business," said the other.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading THE STRANGER ON THE THRESHOLD.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose you must have known him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGER ON THE THRESHOLD.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading THE STRANGER ON THE THRESHOLD.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, indeed."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose you must have known him."
Chapter 2 of Sons and Fathers by Harry Stillwell Edwards holds 347 sentences, grouped into 70 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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