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Chapter 2 of The Trials of a Country Parson is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come, my boy. Have a cut at the venison. Don’t be afraid. You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?” It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
Chapter 2 of The Trials of a Country Parson is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Don’t be afraid.”
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading “You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?””
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?””
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?””
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.”
(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
From this reading “It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.”
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading “Have a cut at the venison.”
signal by winking
From this reading “It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.”
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 “It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.”
In this reading “You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?””
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 Have a cut at the venison.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Don’t be afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Have a cut at the venison.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don’t be afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Come, my boy.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, my boy.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Have a cut at the venison.
dearly loved
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t be afraid.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have a cut at the venison.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Come, my boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
on one occasion
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
term of address for a man
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have a cut at the venison.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading Have a cut at the venison.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
which person or people
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
signal by winking
From this reading It was a bottle-nosed Sir Gorgious Midas who spoke, and his lady at the other end of the table gave me a kindly wink as she caught my eye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall have a good dinner for once; sha’n’t he, my dear? and as much champagne as you like to put inside you?”
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