Chapter 2 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?' Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe. 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me. There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot. You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
Chapter 2 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading “Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.”
possessive form of “crane” — United States writer (1871-1900)
From this reading “'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'”
in a softened tone
From this reading “'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.”
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.”
a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
From this reading “There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.”
cause fear in
From this reading “'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.”
a craftsman who weaves cloth
From this reading “You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
possessive form of “crane” — United States writer (1871-1900)
From this reading 'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
in a softened tone
From this reading 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
not any; not one
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.
relieve from
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.
cause fear in
From this reading 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
express in words
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading 'Laddie,' he said, in a hushed voice, 'you almost scare me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'
a craftsman who weaves cloth
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading 'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jelliffe was regarding him with a kind of awe.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading You fill the house every night, you get rid of the Weaver woman, and now you tell me this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You don't mean that it was really Crane's wife?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There seems to be no limit to your powers as a mascot.
Chapter 2 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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