Chapter 2 of West of the Sun is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of West of the Sun is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool! Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him. "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!" Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket. "Doc--subside!
Chapter 2 of West of the Sun is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
someone with a promising future
From this reading “Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.”
used as expletives
From this reading “"No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"”
a native or inhabitant of Finland
toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
the property of being narrow; having little width
From this reading “Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.”
wear off or die down
From this reading “"Doc--subside!”
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.”
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 “"No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!”
In this reading “"Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"”
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 "No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
someone with a promising future
From this reading Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
used as expletives
From this reading "No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!
dearly loved
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
a native or inhabitant of Finland
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.
toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
a short coat
From this reading Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.
something that is lost
From this reading "No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!
the property of being narrow; having little width
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
not any; not one
From this reading "No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Doc--quiet, dear--please----" "I can remember pages of _Huck Finn_--_a few pages_!"
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
wear off or die down
From this reading "Doc--subside!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No loss there----" "Don't talk like a damn fool!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Shakespeare--_Divina commedia_----" Dorothy twisted in the narrowness to put both arms around him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dorothy was wiping his face with a loose comer of her jacket.
Chapter 2 of West of the Sun by Edgar Pangborn holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of West of the Sun, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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