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Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By H. G. (Herbert George) Wells • Curated US English Learning Edition

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My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

Mrs. Mackridge, perhaps, would reopen.

She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

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Chapter II Reading 1/43

Tono-Bungay H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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Chapter II

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be. A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted. Mrs. Mackridge, perhaps, would reopen. She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_. The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

Tono-Bungay

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

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A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

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Mrs. Mackridge, perhaps, would reopen.

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She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

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The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

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A

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about

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

act

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

always

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

among

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

and

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

at

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

away

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

back

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

be

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

births

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

Booch

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

brisk

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

but

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

consider

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

contraction

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

day

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

deaths

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

die

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

discussion

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

due

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

elongation

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

ensue

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

evening

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

exhausted

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

front

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

habits

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

had

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

her

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

how

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

in

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

intelligent

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

it

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

ladies

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

last

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

long

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

longest

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

Mackridge

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From this reading Mrs. Mackridge, perhaps, would reopen.

many

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

marriages

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

might

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

Morning

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

mother

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

Mrs

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

My

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

of

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

on

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

only

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

or

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

other

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

others

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

page

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

paper

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

perhaps

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From this reading Mrs. Mackridge, perhaps, would reopen.

phase

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

Post

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

read

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

regard

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

reopen

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From this reading Mrs. Mackridge, perhaps, would reopen.

sat

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

She

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From this reading She had many intelligent habits; among others she read the paper—_The Morning Post_.

sheet

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

shortest

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

tackle

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

that

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

the

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

times

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From this reading The other ladies would at times tackle that sheet, but only to read the births, marriages, and deaths on the front page.

to

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

turn

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

we

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

were

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From this reading A brisk discussion of how long we were to the longest or shortest day would ensue, and die away at last exhausted.

whichever

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

who

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

window

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

with

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

would

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From this reading My mother, who sat with her back to the window, would always consider it due to Mrs. Booch to turn about and regard the evening in the act of elongation or contraction, whichever phase it might be.

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Chapter 2 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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.

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