Chapter 2 of The Car of Destiny is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Car of Destiny is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Try!” I echoed. “I will keep you. Trust me my darling. I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
Chapter 2 of The Car of Destiny is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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 special loved one
From this reading “Trust me my darling.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “I echoed.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading ““I will keep you.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Trust me my darling.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading ““Try!””
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.”
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.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
a special loved one
From this reading Trust me my darling.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading I echoed.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I echoed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I will keep you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Trust me my darling.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Trust me my darling.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Trust me my darling.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Try!”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I’ve been foolish to come to Biarritz under another name.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will keep you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will keep you.
Chapter 2 of The Car of Destiny by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of The Car of Destiny, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Car of Destiny by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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