Chapter 2 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You--don't know what it--means." "I do know;--oh, God,--I do." He caught up his oars then. He rowed with all his strength. The whole thing was so strange to him.
Chapter 2 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “He caught up his oars then.”
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 “"I do know;--oh, God,--I do."”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “"You--don't know what it--means."”
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “He caught up his oars then.”
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading “He rowed with all his strength.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “The whole thing was so strange to him.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “He rowed with all his strength.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “The whole thing was so strange to him.”
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 “The whole thing was so strange to him.”
reach the point where one should be after a delay
In this reading “He caught up his oars then.”
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(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 He rowed with all his strength.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He caught up his oars then.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do know;--oh, God,--I do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--don't know what it--means."
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 "I do know;--oh, God,--I do."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He caught up his oars then.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The whole thing was so strange to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He caught up his oars then.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do know;--oh, God,--I do."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You--don't know what it--means."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You--don't know what it--means."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "You--don't know what it--means."
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading He caught up his oars then.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "I do know;--oh, God,--I do."
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading He rowed with all his strength.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The whole thing was so strange to him.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The whole thing was so strange to him.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He rowed with all his strength.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole thing was so strange to him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He caught up his oars then.
a special situation
From this reading The whole thing was so strange to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whole thing was so strange to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He caught up his oars then.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole thing was so strange to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You--don't know what it--means."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole thing was so strange to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rowed with all his strength.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--don't know what it--means."
Chapter 2 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories by G. Ranger (Gwendolyn Ranger) Wormser holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories by G. Ranger (Gwendolyn Ranger) Wormser exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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