Chapter 2 of The Three Sisters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Three Sisters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It isn't," said Gwenda. "It's torture. That's how she works herself up. She's playing on her own nerves all the time. If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
Chapter 2 of The Three Sisters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “She's playing on her own nerves all the time.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “She's playing on her own nerves all the time.”
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading “"It's torture.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “That's how she works herself up.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
(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 She's playing on her own nerves all the time.
any thing at all
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
apart from; not including
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't," said Gwenda.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She's playing on her own nerves all the time.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That's how she works herself up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's how she works herself up.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't," said Gwenda.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't," said Gwenda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's torture.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading She's playing on her own nerves all the time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She's playing on her own nerves all the time.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She's playing on her own nerves all the time.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
participate in games or sport
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading She's playing on her own nerves all the time.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading If she really _could_ play----If she cared about the music----If she cared about anything on earth except----" She paused.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It isn't," said Gwenda.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That's how she works herself up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's playing on her own nerves all the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's how she works herself up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She's playing on her own nerves all the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She's playing on her own nerves all the time.
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading "It's torture.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That's how she works herself up.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading That's how she works herself up.
Chapter 2 of The Three Sisters by May Sinclair holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Three Sisters, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Three Sisters by May Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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