Chapter 2 of The judging of the priestess is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The judging of the priestess is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village. "It is Meg! Meg has returned from her pilgrimage. Tell all!" It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
Chapter 2 of The judging of the priestess is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 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.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.”
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading “The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.”
plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “"It is Meg!”
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading “Meg has returned from her pilgrimage.”
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading “It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.”
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.”
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Meg has returned from her pilgrimage.”
In this reading “It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.”
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.
(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 Tell all!"
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
prudent
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meg has returned from her pilgrimage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meg has returned from her pilgrimage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
plural of “invader” — someone who enters by force in order to conquer
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is Meg!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is Meg!
plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading "It is Meg!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading Meg has returned from her pilgrimage.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Meg has returned from her pilgrimage.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
express in words
From this reading Tell all!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
which person or people
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The Invaders The glad word sprang first from the lips of the Warriors who guarded the gates of the village.
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading It spread to the Workers in the fields; they rose from their labors, wiping grit-coarsened hands upon their thighs; their eyes brightened.
Chapter 2 of The judging of the priestess by Nelson S. Bond holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 187 sentences of The judging of the priestess, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The judging of the priestess by Nelson S. Bond exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 38 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 38 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 judging of the priestess by Nelson S. Bond on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The judging of the priestess section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The judging of the priestess 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 judging of the priestess, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
