Chapter 2 of The Created Legend is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Created Legend is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sisters stayed to lunch. They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses. The children were sweet and confiding. The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful. Yet they were always busy, and nothing escaped them.
Chapter 2 of The Created Legend is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading “They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.”
willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading “The children were sweet and confiding.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “The sisters stayed to lunch.”
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading “The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “The sisters stayed to lunch.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “The sisters stayed to lunch.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Yet they were always busy, and nothing escaped them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Yet they were always busy, and nothing escaped them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading The children were sweet and confiding.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Yet they were always busy, and nothing escaped them.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.
take the midday meal
From this reading The sisters stayed to lunch.
not any; not one
From this reading The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Yet they were always busy, and nothing escaped them.
above and across; more than
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The instructresses, no less simple and charming, seemed cheerful, care-free, and restful.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The sisters stayed to lunch.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The sisters stayed to lunch.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The children were sweet and confiding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sisters stayed to lunch.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet they were always busy, and nothing escaped them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sisters stayed to lunch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children were sweet and confiding.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They remained over an hour chattering cheerfully with the children and their instructresses.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet they were always busy, and nothing escaped them.
Chapter 2 of The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 196 sentences of The Created Legend, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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