Chapter 2 of The Master of Mrs. Chilvers is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Master of Mrs. Chilvers is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(JAWBONES _enters with a tray_.) JAWBONES. (_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir. (_He is clearing away_.) GEOFFREY.
Chapter 2 of The Master of Mrs. Chilvers is here in full — 326 sentences across 66 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 tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “(_He is clearing away_.)”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “(_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.”
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “(_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
term of address for a man
From this reading “(_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading “(_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.”
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 (JAWBONES _enters with a tray_.)
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading (_He is clearing away_.)
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading (_He is clearing away_.)
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading (_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading (JAWBONES _enters with a tray_.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEOFFREY.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_He is clearing away_.)
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_He is clearing away_.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (JAWBONES _enters with a tray_.)
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading (_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading (_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.
term of address for a man
From this reading (_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading (_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Places tray on table_.) Tea’s coming in a minute, sir.
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading (JAWBONES _enters with a tray_.)
in the company of; together with
From this reading (JAWBONES _enters with a tray_.)
Chapter 2 of The Master of Mrs. Chilvers by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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 326 sentences of The Master of Mrs. Chilvers, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Master of Mrs. Chilvers by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 326 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
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