Chapter 2 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANDREW. I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink. MARTIN. You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it. The memory of it has slipped from me.
Chapter 2 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “ANDREW.”
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.”
take in liquids
From this reading “I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “MARTIN.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “The memory of it has slipped from me.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “The memory of it has slipped from me.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.”
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 “The memory of it has slipped from me.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading ANDREW.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
take in liquids
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
set up or found
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The memory of it has slipped from me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The memory of it has slipped from me.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading MARTIN.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The memory of it has slipped from me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The memory of it has slipped from me.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
To recall to mind.
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
express in words
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading The memory of it has slipped from me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
a vivid mental image
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I found that myself the time they knew me to be wild, and used to be asking me to say what pleasure did I find in cards, and women, and drink.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might help me to remember that vision I had this morning, to understand it.
Chapter 2 of The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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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