Chapter 2 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUINED. Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast. Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with. Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain. “What is it, Frank?
Chapter 2 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “RUINED.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.”
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.
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In this reading “Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.”
In this reading “Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
In this reading “Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.”
In this reading “Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it, Frank?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it, Frank?
and nothing more
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading RUINED.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Frank suddenly gave a sharp exclamation as of sudden pain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it, Frank?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Frank Maynard and his wife had finished breakfast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frank was reading the “Times,” and Kate had just brought down baby to play with.
Chapter 2 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 176 sentences of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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