Chapter 2 of A Dog with a Bad Name is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A Dog with a Bad Name is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust. And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth. Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring. But it was only for a moment. It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
Chapter 2 of A Dog with a Bad Name is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.”
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading “And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.”
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading “And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.”
a quick look
From this reading “It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “"Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.”
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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 But it was only for a moment.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was only for a moment.
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it was only for a moment.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.
a quick look
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was only for a moment.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
a particular point in time
From this reading But it was only for a moment.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading "Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
on one occasion
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
and nothing more
From this reading But it was only for a moment.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
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From this reading "Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading It may have been a sudden glimpse of that marble face on the grass, or it may have been terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
push forcefully
From this reading "Murderer!" cried Scarfe as he gave the first thrust.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And amidst echoes of that terrible cry the Cad was driven forth.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once he turned with savage face, as though he would resist and fight his way back into the ring.
Chapter 2 of A Dog with a Bad Name by Talbot Baines Reed holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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