Chapter 2 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said. The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink. The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion. He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played. Every one danced.
Chapter 2 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
From this reading “The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.”
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading “He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.”
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “Every one danced.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading ““I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.”
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading “The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.”
a lightweight cord
From this reading “He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.”
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.
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In this reading “The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Every one danced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
a female human offspring
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
take in liquids
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one danced.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said.
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading The proprietor got up on a high stool beside the dancing-floor and began to play the accordion.
a lightweight cord
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The daughter came up and wanted to know what we would drink.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had a string of bells around one of his ankles and beat time with his foot as he played.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wish people would come earlier,” Braddocks said.
Chapter 2 of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of The Sun Also Rises, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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