Chapter 2 of The Indifference of Juliet is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Indifference of Juliet is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were. Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew. He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him. But she knew now. She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.
Chapter 2 of The Indifference of Juliet is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.”
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading “He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.”
in the recent past
From this reading “He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.”
superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.”
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 “He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.”
In this reading “He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.”
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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 She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.
anew
From this reading She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.
a boy or man
From this reading Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
the act of departing
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
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From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew.
in the recent past
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But she knew now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Always she had thought him the strongest, best fellow she knew.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She felt a dreadful choking in her throat again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
up to a particular time
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was not looking at him, but she could see him as plainly as if she were.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had been her devoted friend so long; she had not realised in the least until lately how it was going to seem to get on without him.
Chapter 2 of The Indifference of Juliet by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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