Chapter 2 of The Garden of Eden is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Garden of Eden is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned away gloomily. "Good night, Mr. Connor." He turned sharply. "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion. "Off the telegram."
Chapter 2 of The Garden of Eden is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.”
with gloom
From this reading “He turned away gloomily.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “He turned sharply.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “"Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “"Off the telegram."”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “"Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “He turned away gloomily.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “"Good night, Mr. Connor."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He turned away gloomily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good night, Mr. Connor."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
with gloom
From this reading He turned away gloomily.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good night, Mr. Connor."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned away gloomily.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good night, Mr. Connor."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Good night, Mr. Connor."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Off the telegram."
in an aggressive manner
From this reading He turned sharply.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading "Off the telegram."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Off the telegram."
a just detectable amount
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned away gloomily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where'd you get that name?" he asked with a trace of suspicion.
Chapter 2 of The Garden of Eden by Max Brand holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of The Garden of Eden, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Garden of Eden by Max Brand exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
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.
Common questions about reading The Garden of Eden by Max Brand on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5749 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33066 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #33066, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 479 minutes of reading across 1150 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Garden of Eden section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Garden of Eden to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Garden of Eden, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
