Chapter 2 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.” “Not a mite. I guess she enjoyed it. She don't seem to enjoy most things. She's got everything heart can wish at home.
Chapter 2 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “She don't seem to enjoy most things.”
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “I guess she enjoyed it.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess she enjoyed it.”
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading ““Not a mite.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “She don't seem to enjoy most things.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ““I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.””
the present time or age
From this reading ““I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.””
an act of traveling by water
From this reading ““I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.””
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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 “Not a mite.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She's got everything heart can wish at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She's got everything heart can wish at home.
a female human offspring
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She don't seem to enjoy most things.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading She don't seem to enjoy most things.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I guess she enjoyed it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She's got everything heart can wish at home.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She's got everything heart can wish at home.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess she enjoyed it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She's got everything heart can wish at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She's got everything heart can wish at home.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I guess she enjoyed it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading “Not a mite.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She don't seem to enjoy most things.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
on the contrary
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She don't seem to enjoy most things.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I guess she enjoyed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's got everything heart can wish at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She don't seem to enjoy most things.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She don't seem to enjoy most things.
the present time or age
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading She's got everything heart can wish at home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope your daughter, Mrs. Benson, was not tired out with the rather long voyage today.”
Chapter 2 of Their Pilgrimage by Charles Dudley Warner holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 192 sentences of Their Pilgrimage, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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