Chapter 2 of The Revolt of the Oyster is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Revolt of the Oyster is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Quit, then!” cried Mr. Wimple. And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage: “Woman! So help me all the gods, I'm through! Twins or no twins, Elinor Wimple, I'm through!
Chapter 2 of The Revolt of the Oyster is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “So help me all the gods, I'm through!”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading “And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading ““Quit, then!” cried Mr. Wimple.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “Twins or no twins, Elinor Wimple, I'm through!”
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In this reading “And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:”
In this reading “And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:”
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anew
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So help me all the gods, I'm through!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Quit, then!” cried Mr. Wimple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twins or no twins, Elinor Wimple, I'm through!
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading So help me all the gods, I'm through!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading So help me all the gods, I'm through!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So help me all the gods, I'm through!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So help me all the gods, I'm through!
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Quit, then!” cried Mr. Wimple.
not any; not one
From this reading Twins or no twins, Elinor Wimple, I'm through!
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Twins or no twins, Elinor Wimple, I'm through!
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Quit, then!” cried Mr. Wimple.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
possessing material wealth
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So help me all the gods, I'm through!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Quit, then!” cried Mr. Wimple.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So help me all the gods, I'm through!
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Twins or no twins, Elinor Wimple, I'm through!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women
From this reading “Quit, then!” cried Mr. Wimple.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then the harplike voice burst into song again, an offering rich with rage:
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Woman!
Chapter 2 of The Revolt of the Oyster by Don Marquis holds 374 sentences, grouped into 75 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 374 sentences of The Revolt of the Oyster, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Revolt of the Oyster by Don Marquis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 374 sentences, grouped into 75 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.
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