Chapter 2 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick. “Go as far as you like. This is free soil.” “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly. “Don’t know.
Chapter 2 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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flash intermittently
From this reading ““I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “This is free soil.””
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading ““I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ““What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.”
having a usually specified type of handle
From this reading ““I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading ““What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.”
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “This is free soil.””
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading ““I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.”
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.
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turning in an opposite direction or position
In this reading ““What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.”
In this reading ““What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.”
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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 “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Go as far as you like.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t know.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Go as far as you like.
flash intermittently
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading This is free soil.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go as far as you like.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
having a usually specified type of handle
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is free soil.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don’t know.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Go as far as you like.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading This is free soil.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is free soil.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “What made you turn around there in the hall and wish me luck?” said King O’Leary slowly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ve handled them before,” said Tootles cheerily, with a glance of tribute to Flick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Go as far as you like.
Chapter 2 of The Woman Gives: A Story of Regeneration by Owen Johnson holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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