Chapter 2 of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 2 of 2) is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 2 of 2) is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.” “The person who said something good? I forget what it was.” “It was sure to be something good if he said it. He’s awfully wise.”
Chapter 2 of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 2 of 2) is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 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.
used as intensifiers
From this reading “He’s awfully wise.””
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I forget what it was.””
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading ““I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.””
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading ““I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.””
a human being
From this reading ““The person who said something good?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““The person who said something good?”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ““It was sure to be something good if he said it.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “He’s awfully wise.””
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 this reading ““I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.””
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used as intensifiers
From this reading He’s awfully wise.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It was sure to be something good if he said it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I forget what it was.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “The person who said something good?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It was sure to be something good if he said it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s awfully wise.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It was sure to be something good if he said it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I forget what it was.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
a human being
From this reading “The person who said something good?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The person who said something good?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The person who said something good?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “It was sure to be something good if he said it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I forget what it was.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I forget what it was.”
which person or people
From this reading “The person who said something good?
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading He’s awfully wise.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I think I mentioned him to you the first time we met.”
Chapter 2 of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 2 of 2) by Henry James holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of The Princess Casamassima (Volume 2 of 2), unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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