Chapter 2 of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of. How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’ ’He has chosen his profession now. He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’ Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.
Chapter 2 of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading “’He has chosen his profession now.”
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.”
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “’He has chosen his profession now.”
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading “Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.”
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.
in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.”
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 ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading ’He has chosen his profession now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’He has chosen his profession now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ’He has chosen his profession now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ’He has chosen his profession now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading ’He has chosen his profession now.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He is a lawyer, and so his line of life leads away from mine.’
express in words
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then ensued silence, broken at length by Salome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Philip may be good and sensible, and a nephew to be proud of.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
at the time that
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How can you tell, uncle, that he is not, when you do not know him?’
Chapter 2 of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 397 sentences of The Pennycomequicks, Volume 1 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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