Chapter 2 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it. That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am. No—with you people it’s a sense. We haven’t got it—not as you have. Therefore—!”
Chapter 2 of The Golden Bowl — Complete is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “No—with you people it’s a sense.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Therefore—!””
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.”
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 No—with you people it’s a sense.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We haven’t got it—not as you have.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We haven’t got it—not as you have.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We haven’t got it—not as you have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We haven’t got it—not as you have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No—with you people it’s a sense.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
not any; not one
From this reading No—with you people it’s a sense.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We haven’t got it—not as you have.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading No—with you people it’s a sense.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
express in words
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading No—with you people it’s a sense.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
express in words
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore—!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We haven’t got it—not as you have.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
at the time that
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No—with you people it’s a sense.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading But he could perfectly say: “Of my real, honest fear of being ‘off’ some day, of being wrong, WITHOUT knowing it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s what I shall always trust you for—to tell me when I am.
Chapter 2 of The Golden Bowl — Complete by Henry James holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of The Golden Bowl — Complete, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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