Chapter 2 of Their Child is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Their Child is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment: “Now you come, too, Dad.” “Evelyn! What does this mean?” She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
Chapter 2 of Their Child is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:”
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading “His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““Now you come, too, Dad.””
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.”
having or denoting a high range
From this reading “His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:”
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In this reading “His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:”
In this reading “His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.”
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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 His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
later than; following
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Now you come, too, Dad.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Now you come, too, Dad.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does this mean?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Evelyn!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What does this mean?”
a particular point in time
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now you come, too, Dad.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What does this mean?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Now you come, too, Dad.”
having or denoting a high range
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does this mean?”
at the time that
From this reading She had risen hastily when little Oscar called out to his father.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading His voice rose in the childish treble of wonder, and he added, after a moment:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now you come, too, Dad.”
Chapter 2 of Their Child by Robert Herrick holds 568 sentences, grouped into 114 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 568 sentences of Their Child, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Their Child by Robert Herrick exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 568 sentences, grouped into 114 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.
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