Chapter 2 of The Hunchback is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Hunchback is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Helen_. I'm glad on't. _Mod_. And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam. Use a lady so!
Chapter 2 of The Hunchback is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I'm glad on't.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Use a lady so!”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.”
a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.”
the act of using
From this reading “Use a lady so!”
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 And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm glad on't.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading _Helen_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm glad on't.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Use a lady so!
a woman of refinement
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers
From this reading _Mod_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm glad on't.
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
the act of using
From this reading Use a lady so!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And so am I, A scurvy trick it was He served you, madam.
Chapter 2 of The Hunchback by James Sheridan Knowles holds 413 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 413 sentences of The Hunchback, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Hunchback by James Sheridan Knowles exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 68 minutes of reading across 165 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Hunchback, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
