Chapter 2 of The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!" As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey. "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke." The doctor had got himself in hand. "Everybody knows it," he said.
Chapter 2 of The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 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.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.”
every person
From this reading “"Everybody knows it," he said.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “"My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"”
possessive form of “ford” — United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “"It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “"It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “"Everybody knows it," he said.”
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 "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
react verbally
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
every person
From this reading "Everybody knows it," he said.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
possessive form of “ford” — United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Everybody knows it," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Everybody knows it," he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's a ghastly joke," he said; "a ghastly joke."
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
express in words
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor had got himself in hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As in answer, Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My God!" he cried finally, "you don't mean to tell me that you didn't know!"
Chapter 2 of The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii by Jack London holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 227 sentences of The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 227 sentences, grouped into 46 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 46 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii by Jack London on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2252 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2416 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #2416, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 187 minutes of reading across 451 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 10 chapters of The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
