Chapter 2 of The Vicissitudes of Evangeline is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Vicissitudes of Evangeline is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This annoyed me. I got up with great dignity. “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door. He came after me. “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
Chapter 2 of The Vicissitudes of Evangeline is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “This annoyed me.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading ““Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.”
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading “I got up with great dignity.”
a female domestic
From this reading ““Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ““Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.”
in a stiff manner
From this reading ““Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ““Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ““Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.”
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 ““Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.”
In this reading “I got up with great dignity.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “I got up with great dignity.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading He came after me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading This annoyed me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came after me.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading I got up with great dignity.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
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From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got up with great dignity.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I got up with great dignity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came after me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got up with great dignity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
a female domestic
From this reading “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This annoyed me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
in a stiff manner
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This annoyed me.
in the direction of
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I got up with great dignity.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
a Caucasian
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Tea will be ready in the white drawing-room,” I said stiffly, and walked towards my bedroom door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got up with great dignity.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Send your maid away, and let us have it up here,” he said.
Chapter 2 of The Vicissitudes of Evangeline by Elinor Glyn holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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 454 sentences of The Vicissitudes of Evangeline, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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