Chapter 2 of The Girl Philippa is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Girl Philippa is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where are you stopping in Ausone?" "At the Boule d’Argent. I got in only an hour before I met you." "Do you still believe you are being followed?" "I have been followed so far.
Chapter 2 of The Girl Philippa is here in full — 397 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.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"Do you still believe you are being followed?"”
an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
From this reading “"At the Boule d’Argent.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “"I have been followed so far.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"Do you still believe you are being followed?"”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I got in only an hour before I met you."”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “I got in only an hour before I met you."”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I got in only an hour before I met you."”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “"Where are you stopping in Ausone?"”
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.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I got in only an hour before I met you."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you stopping in Ausone?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At the Boule d’Argent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where are you stopping in Ausone?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been followed so far.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I got in only an hour before I met you."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Do you still believe you are being followed?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Do you still believe you are being followed?"
an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
From this reading "At the Boule d’Argent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At the Boule d’Argent.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you still believe you are being followed?"
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "I have been followed so far.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Do you still believe you are being followed?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got in only an hour before I met you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been followed so far.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I got in only an hour before I met you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got in only an hour before I met you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Where are you stopping in Ausone?"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I got in only an hour before I met you."
and nothing more
From this reading I got in only an hour before I met you."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have been followed so far.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Do you still believe you are being followed?"
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "Where are you stopping in Ausone?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "At the Boule d’Argent.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you stopping in Ausone?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are you stopping in Ausone?"
Chapter 2 of The Girl Philippa by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 397 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 397 sentences of The Girl Philippa, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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