Chapter 2 of The Bigamist is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Bigamist is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! well, he was a P.E. man. I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours. I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train. Soon afterwards I was back in Port Elizabeth. I didn't see you on that occasion."
Chapter 2 of The Bigamist is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Soon afterwards I was back in Port Elizabeth.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Soon afterwards I was back in Port Elizabeth.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “I didn't see you on that occasion."”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “Soon afterwards I was back in Port Elizabeth.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.”
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.
be successful; achieve a goal
In this reading “I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.”
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 "Oh! well, he was a P.E. man.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Soon afterwards I was back in Port Elizabeth.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't see you on that occasion."
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading "Oh! well, he was a P.E. man.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Soon afterwards I was back in Port Elizabeth.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! well, he was a P.E. man.
a university degree with honors
From this reading I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon afterwards I was back in Port Elizabeth.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Oh! well, he was a P.E. man.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading I didn't see you on that occasion."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! well, he was a P.E. man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I didn't see you on that occasion."
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading "Oh! well, he was a P.E. man.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Soon afterwards I was back in Port Elizabeth.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I didn't see you on that occasion."
in the near future
From this reading Soon afterwards I was back in Port Elizabeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn't see you on that occasion."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh! well, he was a P.E. man.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Oh! well, he was a P.E. man.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I had to go back immediately; I went by the night train.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I expect you were pleased he carried off the honours.
Chapter 2 of The Bigamist by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 418 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 418 sentences of The Bigamist, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Bigamist by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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