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What's-His-Name

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.
She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.
Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.
She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.
It didn't seem so far to Tarrytown from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth.
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What's-His-Name

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of What's-His-Name is here in full — 608 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.
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She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.
/ʃiː went ʌp ðer ʃiː sed soʊ ðæt ʃiː kʊd biː æz nɪr æz ˈpɑːsəbəl tuː hɜːr ˈhʌzbənd ənd ˈdɔːtər/
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Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.
/bɪˈsaɪdz ʃiː ˈheɪtəd ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə treɪn æt ðə ɡrænd ˈsentrəl ɑːn ˈsʌndeɪz/
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She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.
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It didn't seem so far to Tarrytown from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth.

Learner Dictionary

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.

apartment noun US /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading “MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.”

brougham noun US /ˈbruːɡəm/

light carriage; pulled by a single horse

From this reading “She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.”

Central adjective US /ˈsentrəl/

serving as an essential component

From this reading “Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.”

duluth noun US /dəˈluːθ/

a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior

From this reading “MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.”

electric adjective US /ɪˈlektrɪk/

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading “She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.”

hated adjective US /ˈheɪtəd/

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading “Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.”

Park noun US /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading “MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.”

Sundays noun US /ˈsʌndeɪz/

plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading “Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.”

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alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.

broughamnounUS /ˈbruːɡəm/

light carriage; pulled by a single horse

From this reading She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.

CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/

serving as an essential component

From this reading Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

didn't

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From this reading It didn't seem so far to Tarrytown from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth.

DULUTHnounUS /dəˈluːθ/

a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

eastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading It didn't seem so far to Tarrytown from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It didn't seem so far to Tarrytown from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth.

GrandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

HundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

MISSverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

NELLIE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.

ParknounUS /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It didn't seem so far to Tarrytown from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.

SundaysnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪz/

plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.

takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.

Tarrytown

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It didn't seem so far to Tarrytown from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

trainverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading Besides, she hated taking the train at the Grand Central on Sundays.

Twenty-fifthadjective

coming next after the twenty-fourth in position

From this reading She always went to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street in her electric brougham.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/

the topmost one of two

From this reading MISS NELLIE DULUTH Nellie Duluth had an apartment up near the Park, the upper end of the Park, in fact, and to the east of it.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She went up there, she said, so that she could be as near as possible to her husband and daughter.

Chapter 2 of What's-His-Name by George Barr McCutcheon holds 608 sentences, grouped into 122 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.

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