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A. V. Laider

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of A. V. Laider is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Max, Sir Beerbohm • Curated US English Learning Edition

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For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.

He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.

I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.

This seemed to amuse him.

He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter II Reading 1/45

A. V. Laider

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of A. V. Laider is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

For the honor of the profession, I named three practitioners whom I had found really good at reading character.

Line 2

He asked whether any of them had been right about past events.

Line 3

I confessed that, as a matter of fact, all three of them had been right in the main.

Line 4

This seemed to amuse him.

Line 5

He asked whether any of them had predicted anything which had since come true.

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about

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all

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amuse

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any

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anything

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as

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asked

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at

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been

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character

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come

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confessed

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events

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fact

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For

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good

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had

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He

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him

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honor

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I

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in

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main

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matter

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named

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of

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past

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practitioners

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predicted

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profession

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reading

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really

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right

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seemed

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since

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that

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the

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them

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This

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three

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to

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true

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whether

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which

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whom

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Chapter 2 of A. V. Laider by Max, Sir Beerbohm holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 2 of A. V. Laider contain?

Chapter 2 holds 226 sentences of A. V. Laider, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

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