Chapter 2 of The Judgment of Eve is here in full — 559 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Judgment of Eve is here in full — 559 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change." She knew it. That had been her consolation. Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged. There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
Chapter 2 of The Judgment of Eve is here in full — 559 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."”
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.”
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading “There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.”
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “That had been her consolation.”
plural of “dreamer” — someone who is dreaming
From this reading “Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.”
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.”
accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
From this reading “There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.”
never dying
From this reading “There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.”
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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 "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That had been her consolation.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading That had been her consolation.
plural of “dreamer” — someone who is dreaming
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
From this reading There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That had been her consolation.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That had been her consolation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
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 She knew it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
on one occasion
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
any competition
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That had been her consolation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
a special situation
From this reading "If there's one thing I hate more than another," said Arthur, "it is a change."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
never dying
From this reading There was in him a dumb, undying fidelity to the tried and chosen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Arthur was not as the race of dreamers to which he once seemed to have belonged.
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Chapter 2 holds 559 sentences of The Judgment of Eve, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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