Chapter 2 of The Hairy Ape is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Hairy Ape is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PADDY--She'll never come. She's had her belly-full, I'm telling you. She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her. YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh? Just lookin' at me, huh?
Chapter 2 of The Hairy Ape is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.”
marked by extreme anger
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “PADDY--She'll never come.”
plural of “salt” — a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “She's had her belly-full, I'm telling you.”
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading “YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just lookin' at me, huh?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
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From this reading She's had her belly-full, I'm telling you.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PADDY--She'll never come.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
marked by extreme anger
From this reading YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
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From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She's had her belly-full, I'm telling you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She's had her belly-full, I'm telling you.
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From this reading Just lookin' at me, huh?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?
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From this reading She's had her belly-full, I'm telling you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
and nothing more
From this reading Just lookin' at me, huh?
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From this reading Just lookin' at me, huh?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just lookin' at me, huh?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading PADDY--She'll never come.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading PADDY--She'll never come.
plural of “salt” — a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PADDY--She'll never come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's had her belly-full, I'm telling you.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading She's had her belly-full, I'm telling you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
make or emit a high sound
From this reading YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?
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From this reading She'll be in bed now, I'm thinking, wid ten doctors and nurses feedin' her salts to clean the fear out of her.
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She's had her belly-full, I'm telling you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YANK--[_Enraged._] Yuh tink I made her sick, too, do yuh?
Chapter 2 of The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 392 sentences of The Hairy Ape, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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