Chapter 2 of The Indian Princess is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Indian Princess is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALICE. Perish!-- WALTER. Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry? LARRY. By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
Chapter 2 of The Indian Princess is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?”
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading “By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Perish!-- WALTER.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.”
take hold of; grab
From this reading “Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Perish!-- WALTER.”
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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 Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
later than; following
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALICE.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
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From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Perish!-- WALTER.
an abject coward
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
take hold of; grab
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
a special situation
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Perish!-- WALTER.
which person or people
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By Saint Patrick, it's the thing I would do, and hould my head the higher for it all the days of my life after.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aye; shame seize the poltroon who wou'dn't perish in such a cause; wou'dn't you, Larry?
Chapter 2 of The Indian Princess by James Nelson Barker holds 427 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 427 sentences of The Indian Princess, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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