Chapter 2 of The Little Demon is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Little Demon is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes. A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure. All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily. It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily. But it was only in appearance.
Chapter 2 of The Little Demon is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an amicable manner
From this reading “It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.”
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading “After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.”
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading “A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.”
plural of “maple” — wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.”
in a peaceful manner
From this reading “It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.”
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 “A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.”
a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields
In this reading “A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.”
In this reading “A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
later than; following
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
(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 All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
in an amicable manner
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading But it was only in appearance.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was only in appearance.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
put on clothes
From this reading All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
divisible by two
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
in a joyous manner
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
plural of “maple” — wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
and nothing more
From this reading But it was only in appearance.
in a peaceful manner
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After Mass the members of the congregation scattered to their homes.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It appeared as if the inhabitants of this town lived peacefully and amicably--even happily.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was only in appearance.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All were in holiday dress and looked at one another cheerily.
a Caucasian
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A few stopped to talk under the old maples and lindens near the white stone walls, within the enclosure.
Chapter 2 of The Little Demon by Fyodor Sologub holds 318 sentences, grouped into 64 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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