Chapter 2 of Stories by Foreign Authors is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Stories by Foreign Authors is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Continue the conversation." "But, my dear friend, what shall I say? You've driven every idea out of my head." "Recite something." "What shall I recite?"
Chapter 2 of Stories by Foreign Authors is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “"Continue the conversation."”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “"Continue the conversation."”
dearly loved
From this reading “"But, my dear friend, what shall I say?”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “You've driven every idea out of my head."”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"But, my dear friend, what shall I say?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “You've driven every idea out of my head."”
recite in elocution
From this reading “"Recite something."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Recite something."”
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 to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, my dear friend, what shall I say?
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading "Continue the conversation."
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading "Continue the conversation."
dearly loved
From this reading "But, my dear friend, what shall I say?
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading You've driven every idea out of my head."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You've driven every idea out of my head."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "But, my dear friend, what shall I say?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading You've driven every idea out of my head."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But, my dear friend, what shall I say?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You've driven every idea out of my head."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But, my dear friend, what shall I say?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You've driven every idea out of my head."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You've driven every idea out of my head."
recite in elocution
From this reading "Recite something."
express in words
From this reading "But, my dear friend, what shall I say?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But, my dear friend, what shall I say?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Recite something."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Continue the conversation."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But, my dear friend, what shall I say?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've driven every idea out of my head."
Chapter 2 of Stories by Foreign Authors by Henryk [Contributor] Sienkiewicz holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 411 sentences of Stories by Foreign Authors, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Stories by Foreign Authors by Henryk [Contributor] Sienkiewicz exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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