Chapter 2 of A crown of shame, volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A crown of shame, volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her. ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz! Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’ She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm. ‘Forgive me, Captain Norris.
Chapter 2 of A crown of shame, volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “‘Forgive me, Captain Norris.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.”
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading “As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.”
showing sorrow
From this reading “She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’”
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 “Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’”
In this reading “As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.”
In this reading “‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
react verbally
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ‘Forgive me, Captain Norris.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Forgive me, Captain Norris.
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
express in words
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
a special situation
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
in the direction of
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
showing sorrow
From this reading She could not answer him immediately for weeping, but she stretched forth her hand and laid it on his arm.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
the words that are spoken
From this reading As she said the words, Captain Norris sprang towards her.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ‘_Not a friend left in the world_, Liz!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh! how can you say such a cruel thing whilst I am here?’
Chapter 2 of A crown of shame, volume 2 (of 3) by Florence Marryat holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 217 sentences of A crown of shame, volume 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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