Chapter 2 of The Loyalist is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Loyalist is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Please continue, Peggy. You were telling me who were there and what they wore. Oh, dear! I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go. Was it all too gay?"
Chapter 2 of The Loyalist is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “"Please continue, Peggy.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, dear!”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Was it all too gay?"”
go away from a place
From this reading “I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please continue, Peggy.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “You were telling me who were there and what they wore.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “You were telling me who were there and what they wore.”
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.
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 Was it all too gay?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading "Please continue, Peggy.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, dear!
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Was it all too gay?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it all too gay?"
go away from a place
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, dear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please continue, Peggy.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please continue, Peggy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Was it all too gay?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it all too gay?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
which person or people
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am so sorry mother would not give me leave to go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You were telling me who were there and what they wore.
Chapter 2 of The Loyalist by James Francis Barrett holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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 240 sentences of The Loyalist, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Loyalist by James Francis Barrett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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 48 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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