Chapter 2 of The Man from Home is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Man from Home is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAWCASTLE. Oh, the date? I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.] HORACE. Oh, but I say, you know!
Chapter 2 of The Man from Home is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading “I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “Oh, the date?”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “HORACE.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]”
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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 I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
the specified day of the month
From this reading Oh, the date?
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWCASTLE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading HORACE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oh, but I say, you know!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, the date?
express in words
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, the date?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
a late time of life
From this reading I dare say within a year--two years-- [COMTESSE starts to exclaim, but HAWCASTLE checks her.]
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, but I say, you know!
Chapter 2 of The Man from Home by Booth Tarkington holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of The Man from Home, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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