Chapter 2 of The Jade Story Book is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Jade Story Book is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin. “Just wait a minute,” said the Prince. “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.” This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.” And now the whole garden was alive with people.
Chapter 2 of The Jade Story Book is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessing life
From this reading “And now the whole garden was alive with people.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.””
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin.”
being in captivity
From this reading ““You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.””
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading “This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.””
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading ““Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin.”
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading ““You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.””
a shaky motion
From this reading “This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.””
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 “This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.””
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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 “Just wait a minute,” said the Prince.
possessing life
From this reading And now the whole garden was alive with people.
(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 “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading And now the whole garden was alive with people.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin.
being in captivity
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Just wait a minute,” said the Prince.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Just wait a minute,” said the Prince.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin.
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading “Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And now the whole garden was alive with people.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Just wait a minute,” said the Prince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin.
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Just wait a minute,” said the Prince.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now give me the parrot,” implored Punchkin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
a shaky motion
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading This the Magician did immediately, and then, in a trembling voice, cried, “Give me my parrot.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Just wait a minute,” said the Prince.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the whole garden was alive with people.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And now the whole garden was alive with people.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now the whole garden was alive with people.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will first restore to life all whom you have thus imprisoned.”
Chapter 2 of The Jade Story Book by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 432 sentences of The Jade Story Book, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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