Chapter 2 of The Touchstone is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 2 of The Touchstone by Edith Wharton holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 214 sentences of The Touchstone, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Touchstone by Edith Wharton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 142 minutes of reading across 343 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Touchstone, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Touchstone is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands. Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words. “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously. It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years. I must think of that, you know.”
Chapter 2 of The Touchstone is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 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.
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From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her gaze dropped and she unclasped her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aunt Virginia talked to me very seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her movements were so rare that they might have been said to italicize her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be a great relief to mother and the others to have me provided for in that way for two years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must think of that, you know.”
