Chapter 2 of This Is the End is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of This Is the End is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chloris sighed too. Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview. She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye. She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress. She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
Chapter 2 of This Is the End is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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elegant and stylish
From this reading “She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.”
tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
From this reading “Chloris sighed too.”
(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
From this reading “She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.”
possessive form of “jay” — United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading “She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.”
having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
From this reading “She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.”
plural of “marking” — a distinguishing symbol
From this reading “She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.”
plural of “reformer” — a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading “She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.”
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
(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 She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.
the act of burning something
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
elegant and stylish
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
From this reading Chloris sighed too.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
put on clothes
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
the organ of sight
From this reading She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
possessive form of “jay” — United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
plural of “marking” — a distinguishing symbol
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
plural of “reformer” — a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Chloris sighed too.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
From this reading She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Chloris had played the thankless part of third in this interview.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Chloris sighed too.
the act of using
From this reading She shared Jay's burning desire to be of use, and, like most embryo reformers, she had a poor taste in dress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was Jay's friend, a terrier with a black eye.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore her tail at an aimless angle, without chic; her markings were all lopsided.
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