Chapter 2 of The Triumph of Jill is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Triumph of Jill is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Rather!" "A friend of yours?" "Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection." Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward. "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
Chapter 2 of The Triumph of Jill is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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causing inconvenience
From this reading “Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.”
pressed tightly together
From this reading “Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.”
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “"Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection."”
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading “"Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “"Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “"Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “"Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"”
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In this reading “Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.”
In this reading “"Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"”
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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 "A friend of yours?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
causing inconvenience
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
pressed tightly together
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading "Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
start firing a weapon
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
in a fixed manner
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "A friend of yours?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A friend of yours?"
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
on the contrary
From this reading "Rather!"
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection."
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection."
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection."
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
lacking natural ease
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
express a supposition
From this reading "Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jill compressed her mouth, and stared fixedly at the fire; the situation was a little awkward.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Well--yes, I suppose so; she's a sort of connection."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "A friend of yours?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Being a relation of yours," she began in a slightly strained voice, "I'm sorry that I said what I did, but--well, you yourself, called her a prig, didn't you?"
Chapter 2 of The Triumph of Jill by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 403 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.
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