Chapter 2 of Strong Hearts is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Strong Hearts is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, what was the fault?" "Fault? Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm." "And yet you bought the thing." "No, I didn't."
Chapter 2 of Strong Hearts is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/95 · 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.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."”
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"And yet you bought the thing."”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"Why, what was the fault?"”
plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."”
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading “Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."”
the property of being extremely abundant
From this reading “Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "And yet you bought the thing."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I didn't."
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Why, what was the fault?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I didn't."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I didn't."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
the property of being extremely abundant
From this reading Why, the perspective is bad; not exactly bad, but poor; lacks richness and rhythm."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, what was the fault?"
a special situation
From this reading "And yet you bought the thing."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, what was the fault?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, what was the fault?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what was the fault?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet you bought the thing."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And yet you bought the thing."
Chapter 2 of Strong Hearts by George Washington Cable holds 479 sentences, grouped into 96 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 479 sentences of Strong Hearts, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Strong Hearts by George Washington Cable exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 479 sentences, grouped into 96 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.
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About 161 minutes of reading across 387 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Strong Hearts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
