Chapter 2 of The Lovely Lady is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Lovely Lady is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't!" she said sharply. "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country. It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit. "That first time I saw you, it seemed almost as if it was him ... I ain't never blamed him--much.
Chapter 2 of The Lovely Lady is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading “It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.”
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “"You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I ain't never blamed him--much.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.”
put in the mind of someone
From this reading “"You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"Don't!" she said sharply.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.”
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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 "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ain't never blamed him--much.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "That first time I saw you, it seemed almost as if it was him ...
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That first time I saw you, it seemed almost as if it was him ...
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I ain't never blamed him--much.
a youthful male person
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't!" she said sharply.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "That first time I saw you, it seemed almost as if it was him ...
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
an established custom
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
intense and profound fear
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "That first time I saw you, it seemed almost as if it was him ...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
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 "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I ain't never blamed him--much.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I ain't never blamed him--much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
with low volume
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
put in the mind of someone
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't!" she said sharply.
cut with a saw
From this reading "That first time I saw you, it seemed almost as if it was him ...
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "That first time I saw you, it seemed almost as if it was him ...
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Don't!" she said sharply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't!" she said sharply.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "That first time I saw you, it seemed almost as if it was him ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading It was him that got me here----" She made her little admission quietly, the horror of it long worn down to daily habit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know," she half apologized, "you kind of remind me of somebody ... a boy I knew up country.
Chapter 2 of The Lovely Lady by Mary Austin holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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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