Chapter 2 of The Eldest Son is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Eldest Son is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY CHESHIRE. It is. BILL. [With sudden resolution] It's not as you think. I'm engaged to be married to her.
Chapter 2 of The Eldest Son is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “BILL.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “I'm engaged to be married to her.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “LADY CHESHIRE.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “I'm engaged to be married to her.”
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “[With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “[With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “[With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm engaged to be married to her.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading BILL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading I'm engaged to be married to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I'm engaged to be married to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm engaged to be married to her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY CHESHIRE.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I'm engaged to be married to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading [With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading [With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading [With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm engaged to be married to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [With sudden resolution] It's not as you think.
Chapter 2 of The Eldest Son by John Galsworthy holds 325 sentences, grouped into 65 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.
Chapter 2 holds 325 sentences of The Eldest Son, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Eldest Son by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 325 sentences, grouped into 65 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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