Chapter 2 of Stover at Yale is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Stover at Yale is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms. At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried: "What do you want?" "I want to get in." "What for?"
Chapter 2 of Stover at Yale is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.”
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading “He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.”
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.”
prudent
From this reading “At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:”
softly bright or radiant
From this reading “He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.”
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 “He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.”
In this reading “At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:”
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 He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for?"
set up or found
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I want to get in."
prudent
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to get in."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
softly bright or radiant
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to get in."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the door there was a little resistance and a guarded voice cried:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading He found the house in York Street, a low, white-washed frame building, luminous under the black canopy of the overtowering elms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want?"
Chapter 2 of Stover at Yale by Owen Johnson holds 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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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