Chapter 2 of The Channings: A Story is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Channings: A Story is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!” God’s ways are not as our ways. His dealings with us are often mysterious. Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world. I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
Chapter 2 of The Channings: A Story is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.”
social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)
From this reading “His dealings with us are often mysterious.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.”
third-person singular of “dispose” — give, sell, or transfer to another
From this reading “How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!””
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!””
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!””
characterized by variety
From this reading “Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading God’s ways are not as our ways.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading God’s ways are not as our ways.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)
From this reading His dealings with us are often mysterious.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
third-person singular of “dispose” — give, sell, or transfer to another
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God’s ways are not as our ways.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His dealings with us are often mysterious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
of an obscure nature
From this reading His dealings with us are often mysterious.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading God’s ways are not as our ways.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
many times at short intervals
From this reading His dealings with us are often mysterious.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading God’s ways are not as our ways.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading How true is the old proverb--“Man proposes but God disposes!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His dealings with us are often mysterious.
characterized by variety
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading God’s ways are not as our ways.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I am not sure that we can quite picture to ourselves the life that had been Mr. Channing’s.
which person or people
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His dealings with us are often mysterious.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Happy those, who can detect His hand in all the varied chances and changes of the world.
Chapter 2 of The Channings: A Story by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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