Chapter 2 of The Log-Cabin Lady is here in full — 543 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Log-Cabin Lady is here in full — 543 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill. I confessed to a little homesickness. Tom became very attentive. He took me sightseeing. We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
Chapter 2 of The Log-Cabin Lady is here in full — 543 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading “Tom became very attentive.”
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading “We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.”
a longing to return home
From this reading “I confessed to a little homesickness.”
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading “We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.”
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading “We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.”
a midday meal
From this reading “We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.”
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading “We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.”
going about to look at places of interest
From this reading “He took me sightseeing.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I confessed to a little homesickness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading Tom became very attentive.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Tom became very attentive.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I confessed to a little homesickness.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
collect in one place
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
set up or found
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took me sightseeing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
a longing to return home
From this reading I confessed to a little homesickness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I confessed to a little homesickness.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
a midday meal
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
in a searching manner
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
going about to look at places of interest
From this reading He took me sightseeing.
not in physical motion
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I confessed to a little homesickness.
male cat
From this reading One day Tom looked at me searchingly, and said I must be ill.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took me sightseeing.
precisely as stated
From this reading Tom became very attentive.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
in or at the place that
From this reading We lunched at the quaint inn where Dickens found his inspiration for “Pickwick Papers” and where the literary lights of London foregathered and still foregather for luncheon.
Chapter 2 of The Log-Cabin Lady by Marie Mattingly [Author of introduction, etc.] Meloney holds 543 sentences, grouped into 109 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 543 sentences of The Log-Cabin Lady, unabridged, divided into 109 reading sections.
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