Chapter 2 of The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hampton rolled in wealth. Everything prospered. His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear. Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One. Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
Chapter 2 of The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading “Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.”
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.”
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading “Hampton rolled in wealth.”
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading “Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.”
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.”
beat through cleverness and wit
From this reading “Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."”
past form of “prosper” — make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading “Everything prospered.”
denote or connote
From this reading “Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."”
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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In this reading “Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything prospered.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading Hampton rolled in wealth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hampton rolled in wealth.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
immediately past
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
beat through cleverness and wit
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
past form of “prosper” — make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading Everything prospered.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Hampton rolled in wealth.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
denote or connote
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not a few affirmed he had entered into a league with the Evil One.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Hampton rolled in wealth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
in the company of; together with
From this reading His neighbors regarded him first with envy, then with aversion, at last with fear.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Others shook their heads, saying, "What does it signify? that man would outwit the devil himself."
Chapter 2 of The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery by Samuel Adams Drake holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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