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The Country of the Pointed Firs
The Country of the Pointed Firs

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.
But as Darwin says in his autobiography, there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”
Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.
I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.
It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.
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The Country of the Pointed Firs

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Country of the Pointed Firs is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.
Line 2
But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”
Line 3
Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.
Line 4
I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.
Line 5
It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

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a

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

air

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

and

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

are

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

as

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

at

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

autobiography

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

be

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

began

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

But

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

Captain

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

chair

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

come

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

command

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

Darwin

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

days

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From this reading “It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

eager

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

earnestly

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From this reading “It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

ecclesiastical

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

England

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

errand

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

even

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

families

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

found

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From this reading “It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

from

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

greater

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

had

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

he

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

heritage

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

him

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

his

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

I

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

if

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

in

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

is

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

It

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From this reading “It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

king

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

know

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

line

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

Littlepage

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

look

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

looked

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

looking

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

may

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From this reading “It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

me

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

ministers

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

moved

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

New

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

no

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

o

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From this reading “It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

of

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

old

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

or

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

out

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

refinement

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

said

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From this reading “It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

sat

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

says

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

schoolmaster

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

sea-captain

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

some

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From this reading “It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

sprung

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

still

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

such

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

sunshine

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

than

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

the

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

there

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From this reading But as Darwin says in his autobiography, “there is no such king as a sea-captain; he is greater even than a king or a schoolmaster!”

these

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From this reading “It may be found out some o' these days,” he said earnestly.

to

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

upon

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

very

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

wake

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From this reading Captain Littlepage moved his chair out of the wake of the sunshine, and still sat looking at me.

what

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From this reading I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.

which

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

wondered

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From this reading I wondered, as I looked at him, if he had sprung from a line of ministers; he had the refinement of look and air of command which are the heritage of the old ecclesiastical families of New England.

Chapter 2 of The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 2 of The Country of the Pointed Firs contain?

Chapter 2 holds 160 sentences of The Country of the Pointed Firs, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Sarah
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Jewett
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South
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Berwick
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