Chapter 5 of The Two Magics is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Two Magics is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And what do you call ‘everything’?” “Why, sending for their uncle.” “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out. “Ah, but I will, I _will_! I see it’s the only way.
Chapter 5 of The Two Magics is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading ““Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““And what do you call ‘everything’?””
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““And what do you call ‘everything’?””
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ““Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ““Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading ““Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading ““Why, sending for their uncle.””
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ““Why, sending for their uncle.””
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From this reading “Ah, but I will, I _will_!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”
lacking funds
From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, but I will, I _will_!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah, but I will, I _will_!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see it’s the only way.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
and nothing more
From this reading I see it’s the only way.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Oh, Miss, in pity do,” my friend broke out.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see it’s the only way.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I see it’s the only way.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I see it’s the only way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, sending for their uncle.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ah, but I will, I _will_!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what do you call ‘everything’?”
Chapter 5 of The Two Magics by Henry James holds 401 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 5 holds 401 sentences of The Two Magics, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Two Magics by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 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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