Chapter 2 of The Residuary Legatee is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Residuary Legatee is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For some moments neither spoke. What was there to say? But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry. “Farewell, then,” said she. But at this May broke out with a round oath.
Chapter 2 of The Residuary Legatee is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading ““Farewell, then,” said she.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “For some moments neither spoke.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “For some moments neither spoke.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “But at this May broke out with a round oath.”
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading “But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.”
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 “For some moments neither spoke.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
lacking funds
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell, then,” said she.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some moments neither spoke.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
immediately past
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But at this May broke out with a round oath.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading For some moments neither spoke.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For some moments neither spoke.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading But at this May broke out with a round oath.
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But at this May broke out with a round oath.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading But at this May broke out with a round oath.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Farewell, then,” said she.
express in words
From this reading What was there to say?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some moments neither spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For some moments neither spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Farewell, then,” said she.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What was there to say?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But at this May broke out with a round oath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was there to say?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was there to say?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was there to say?
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the silence grew oppressive; and at last she broke it with a cry.
Chapter 2 of The Residuary Legatee by Frederic Jesup Stimson holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 489 sentences of The Residuary Legatee, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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