Chapter 2 of The willow weaver, and seven other tales is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 2 of The willow weaver, and seven other tales by Michael Wood holds 402 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 2 holds 402 sentences of The willow weaver, and seven other tales, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The willow weaver, and seven other tales by Michael Wood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 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.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 132 minutes of reading across 319 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The willow weaver, and seven other tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The willow weaver, and seven other tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The willow weaver, and seven other tales is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes,” faltered the quivering lips. “Once more, are they true?” “They are true! they are true! What shall I do? If you kill me, they’re true.”
Chapter 2 of The willow weaver, and seven other tales is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “What shall I do?”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Once more, are they true?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall I do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” faltered the quivering lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What shall I do?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you kill me, they’re true.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you kill me, they’re true.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” faltered the quivering lips.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you kill me, they’re true.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Once more, are they true?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Once more, are they true?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” faltered the quivering lips.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I do?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes,” faltered the quivering lips.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Once more, are they true?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you kill me, they’re true.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Once more, are they true?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” faltered the quivering lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you kill me, they’re true.”
