Chapter 2 of The Rise of Silas Lapham is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Rise of Silas Lapham is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hello!" said Bartley. "That's pretty!" "Yes," assented Lapham, "it is rather nice. It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate. Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Chapter 2 of The Rise of Silas Lapham is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading “Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," assented Lapham, "it is rather nice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hello!" said Bartley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hello!" said Bartley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," assented Lapham, "it is rather nice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," assented Lapham, "it is rather nice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," assented Lapham, "it is rather nice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," assented Lapham, "it is rather nice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's pretty!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," assented Lapham, "it is rather nice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hello!" said Bartley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's pretty!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look here!" he said, taking down one of the jars, and pointing to the first line of the label.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's our latest thing, and we find it takes with customers first-rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," assented Lapham, "it is rather nice.
Chapter 2 of The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 203 sentences of The Rise of Silas Lapham, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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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