Chapter 2 of Susan is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Susan is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh yes, Miss, please!" "You don’t understand. In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give. Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?" "Oh no, Miss!"
Chapter 2 of Susan is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading “In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.”
any person at all
From this reading “Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"”
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Oh yes, Miss, please!"”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"You don’t understand.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.”
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.
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a positive feeling of liking
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"
any person at all
From this reading Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don’t understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Oh yes, Miss, please!"
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, Miss!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, Miss, please!"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh yes, Miss, please!"
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"
not in physical motion
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "You don’t understand.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, Miss, please!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don’t understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, is there anybody else that you’re promised to already?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading In his letter he asks if you are free--if your affection is still yours to give.
Chapter 2 of Susan by Ernest Oldmeadow holds 419 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 419 sentences of Susan, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Susan by Ernest Oldmeadow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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