Chapter 2 of The Price of Things is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Price of Things is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?" "I came over for a bit of racing. Awfully glad to see you. Can't we dine together? I go back to-morrow."
Chapter 2 of The Price of Things is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/44 · 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.
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Awfully glad to see you.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"I came over for a bit of racing.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Can't we dine together?”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?"”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Awfully glad to see you.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “"What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?"”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “"I came over for a bit of racing.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Can't we dine together?”
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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 "I came over for a bit of racing.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?"
used as intensifiers
From this reading Awfully glad to see you.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I go back to-morrow."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "I came over for a bit of racing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I came over for a bit of racing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't we dine together?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?"
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Can't we dine together?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I came over for a bit of racing.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Awfully glad to see you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I go back to-morrow."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came over for a bit of racing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I came over for a bit of racing.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I came over for a bit of racing.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading "What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?"
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading "I came over for a bit of racing.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Awfully glad to see you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Awfully glad to see you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I go back to-morrow."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Can't we dine together?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Can't we dine together?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you doing in Paris, Denzil?"
Chapter 2 of The Price of Things by Elinor Glyn holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 220 sentences of The Price of Things, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Price of Things by Elinor Glyn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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