Chapter 2 of The Wonderful Visit is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Wonderful Visit is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward. "Mrs Mendham. You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again. One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway. The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
Chapter 2 of The Wonderful Visit is here in full — 405 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, and audio.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.”
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “"Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.”
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading “"Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.”
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 “The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.”
In this reading “One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.”
In this reading “The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
anew
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
having passed out of existence
From this reading One, two, three, four skirts vanished in the doorway.
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading "Mrs Mendham," said the Vicar, stepping forward.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Vicar staggered half way across the lawn and stopped, aghast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't understand----" "_Oh!_" they all said again.
Chapter 2 of The Wonderful Visit by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 405 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 405 sentences of The Wonderful Visit, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Wonderful Visit by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 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.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
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