Chapter 2 of Won over is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Won over is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON. POOR Phil and Millie! Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear. Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire. Their father, Philip Guntry, was a sailor.
Chapter 2 of Won over is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a county in southwestern England
From this reading “Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Their father, Philip Guntry, was a sailor.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “Their father, Philip Guntry, was a sailor.”
the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
From this reading “Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.”
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 “Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
a county in southwestern England
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Their father, Philip Guntry, was a sailor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their father, Philip Guntry, was a sailor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Their father, Philip Guntry, was a sailor.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading POOR Phil and Millie!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Their father, Philip Guntry, was a sailor.
the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW PHIL AND MILLIE CAME TO LIVE IN LONDON.
up to a particular time
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their father, Philip Guntry, was a sailor.
at the time that
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Until within a year or so of the time when this story opens, they had lived in the pretty seaside village of Chormouth, in the south of Devonshire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Their history had been a sad one, as you shall hear.
Chapter 2 of Won over by Nellie Hellis holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 105 sentences of Won over, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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