Chapter 2 of The Third Circle is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Third Circle is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon." "No!" "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see. "No!" "For the last time, will you come?"
Chapter 2 of The Third Circle is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “"Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.”
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading “"Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “"Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “"It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “"Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “"It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “"It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."”
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 “"Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.”
in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “"It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."”
return home
In this reading “"It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."”
In this reading “"For the last time, will you come?"”
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 "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "For the last time, will you come?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the last time, will you come?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
be the source of pain
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
immediately past
From this reading "For the last time, will you come?"
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
not any; not one
From this reading "No!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "For the last time, will you come?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "For the last time, will you come?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Jimmy!" said the woman, and then, coming close to him, she spoke to him in a low voice and with an earnestness, an intensity, that it hurt one to see.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It’s up to you," said one of the officers, at length; "if you don’t go home with your mother, I’ll call the wagon."
Chapter 2 of The Third Circle by Frank Norris holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 444 sentences of The Third Circle, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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