Chapter 2 of The Man Who Wins is here in full — 564 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Man Who Wins is here in full — 564 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage. For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence. "What if it does mean corruption and misery! I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page." "No, no!" his father protested.
Chapter 2 of The Man Who Wins is here in full — 564 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading “The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.”
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading “For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.”
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading “"What if it does mean corruption and misery!”
relating to or being an element
From this reading “For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.”
an act that fails
From this reading “I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."”
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading “The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “"No, no!" his father protested.”
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading “For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.”
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.
get rid of
In this reading “The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.”
In this reading “I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."”
In this reading “For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.”
In this reading “The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What if it does mean corruption and misery!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
the lower side of anything
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
intentionally conceived
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading "What if it does mean corruption and misery!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What if it does mean corruption and misery!
relating to or being an element
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
divisible by two
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
the state or fact of existing
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
an act that fails
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "No, no!" his father protested.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What if it does mean corruption and misery!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What if it does mean corruption and misery!
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading "What if it does mean corruption and misery!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no!" his father protested.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "No, no!" his father protested.
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What if it does mean corruption and misery!
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the first time in his life he felt conscious of a rebellion with the elemental conditions of existence.
produce a literary work
From this reading I want my joy, my life, even if they write 'Failure' at the bottom of my page."
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading The younger man rose as if to shake off a physical bandage.
Chapter 2 of The Man Who Wins by Robert Herrick holds 564 sentences, grouped into 113 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 564 sentences of The Man Who Wins, unabridged, divided into 113 reading sections.
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