Chapter 2 of The Garden of Memories is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Garden of Memories is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There’s no one else?" Sir Josiah said. "No one else, no—and I like Lady Kathleen. I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity. Why should you pity her?
Chapter 2 of The Garden of Memories is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel admiration for
From this reading “I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.”
give a benediction to
From this reading “I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"No one else, no—and I like Lady Kathleen.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “"No one else, no—and I like Lady Kathleen.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir Josiah said.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.”
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.
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feel admiration for
From this reading I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No one else, no—and I like Lady Kathleen.
give a benediction to
From this reading I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.
a youthful male person
From this reading I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There’s no one else?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No one else, no—and I like Lady Kathleen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Josiah said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No one else, no—and I like Lady Kathleen.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "No one else, no—and I like Lady Kathleen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "No one else, no—and I like Lady Kathleen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.
not any; not one
From this reading "There’s no one else?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There’s no one else?"
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Sir Josiah said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should you pity her?
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Josiah said.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I admire her and I pity her——" "Pity—pity—bless my soul, boy, pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There’s no one else?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should you pity her?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why should you pity her?
Chapter 2 of The Garden of Memories by Henry St. John Cooper holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 383 sentences of The Garden of Memories, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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