Chapter 2 of The unlit lamp is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The unlit lamp is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion. Turning, she made to leave the room. "Where are you going, Mary?" Colonel Ogden sat up. "To have my bath."
Chapter 2 of The unlit lamp is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “"To have my bath."”
any entry into an area not previously occupied
From this reading “She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.”
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading “Colonel Ogden sat up.”
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading “She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.”
a person who has never had sex
From this reading “She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.”
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 “Turning, she made to leave the room.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you going, Mary?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading "To have my bath."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Ogden sat up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
brought together in one place
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
the act of departing
From this reading "Where are you going, Mary?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To have my bath."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
any entry into an area not previously occupied
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
go away from a place
From this reading Turning, she made to leave the room.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Turning, she made to leave the room.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Where are you going, Mary?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "To have my bath."
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading Colonel Ogden sat up.
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Turning, she made to leave the room.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Colonel Ogden sat up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Turning, she made to leave the room.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turning, she made to leave the room.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning, she made to leave the room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Colonel Ogden sat up.
a person who has never had sex
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you going, Mary?"
belonging to which person
From this reading She gathered her dressing-gown more tightly around her; she felt like a virgin whose privacy has suffered a rude intrusion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are you going, Mary?"
Chapter 2 of The unlit lamp by Radclyffe Hall holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 411 sentences of The unlit lamp, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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