Chapter 2 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her. “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently. She startled. “How did you know?” she demanded. “Have you found out who I am?”
Chapter 2 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 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.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading ““How did you know?” she demanded.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.”
take in marriage
From this reading ““But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading ““But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “She startled.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.”
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 ““Have you found out who I am?””
In this reading “He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.”
In this reading ““But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.”
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.
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
(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 “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Have you found out who I am?”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “How did you know?” she demanded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did you know?” she demanded.
set up or found
From this reading “Have you found out who I am?”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you found out who I am?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How did you know?” she demanded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Have you found out who I am?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “How did you know?” she demanded.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
take in marriage
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
and nothing more
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Have you found out who I am?”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She startled.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading She startled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He, thinking of his picture, was only half attending to her.
which person or people
From this reading “Have you found out who I am?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How did you know?” she demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you’ll marry the man with the money, all right,” said he absently.
Chapter 2 of White Magic: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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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