Chapter 2 of The Chamber of Life is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Chamber of Life is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And the lake? Melbourne? The Grieg nocturne came to an end. I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record. Conflicting memories ... where did they meet?
Chapter 2 of The Chamber of Life is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 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.
in disagreement
From this reading “Conflicting memories ... where did they meet?”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “And the lake?”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.”
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading “Melbourne?”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “Conflicting memories ... where did they meet?”
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading “I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Grieg nocturne came to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the lake?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Grieg nocturne came to an end.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
in disagreement
From this reading Conflicting memories ... where did they meet?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Conflicting memories ... where did they meet?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Grieg nocturne came to an end.
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907)
From this reading The Grieg nocturne came to an end.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading And the lake?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
come together
From this reading Conflicting memories ... where did they meet?
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading Melbourne?
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Conflicting memories ... where did they meet?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
From this reading The Grieg nocturne came to an end.
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the lake?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Conflicting memories ... where did they meet?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Grieg nocturne came to an end.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I frowned as I set down my razor, and went into the living room to change the record.
in or at the place that
From this reading Conflicting memories ... where did they meet?
Chapter 2 of The Chamber of Life by Green Peyton holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of The Chamber of Life, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Chamber of Life by Green Peyton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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