Chapter 2 of The Pigeon: A Fantasy in Three Acts is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Pigeon: A Fantasy in Three Acts is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WELLWYN. Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too. Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here. They're cat and dog. ANN.
Chapter 2 of The Pigeon: A Fantasy in Three Acts is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “They're cat and dog.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “They're cat and dog.”
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.”
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They're cat and dog.
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From this reading ANN.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading They're cat and dog.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading They're cat and dog.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.
express in words
From this reading Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.
term of address for a man
From this reading Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.
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From this reading They're cat and dog.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.
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From this reading WELLWYN.
during the time that
From this reading Suppose he comes in while the Professor's here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Didn't you say you spoke to Sir Thomas, too.
Chapter 2 of The Pigeon: A Fantasy in Three Acts by John Galsworthy holds 311 sentences, grouped into 63 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 311 sentences of The Pigeon: A Fantasy in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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