Chapter 2 of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis. [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs. The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair. Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced. Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
Chapter 2 of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an appealing manner
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.”
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.”
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “[_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.”
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading “The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.”
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading “CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading “The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.”
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 “Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.”
In this reading “[_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.”
In this reading “The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
in an appealing manner
From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
on a floor below
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
a young female
From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
the act of departing
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
extremely modest or shy
From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
be seated
From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
on a floor above
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
Chapter 2 of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 384 sentences of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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