Chapter 2 of Dark Hollow is here in full — 2299 sentences across 460 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dark Hollow is here in full — 2299 sentences across 460 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?" "To-morrow. This is my last free day. So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once." "There is nothing you can do.
Chapter 2 of Dark Hollow is here in full — 2299 sentences across 460 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “This is my last free day.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"”
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."”
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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 THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
any thing at all
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There is nothing you can do.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This is my last free day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading This is my last free day.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
the act of departing
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is my last free day.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
immediately past
From this reading This is my last free day.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
a form of address for a man
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is my last free day.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There is nothing you can do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
on one occasion
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
express in words
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is my last free day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow.
at the time that
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading So if there is anything for me to do, do tell me, Mr. Black, and let me get to work at once."
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HOUSE AND THE ROOM XIII A BIT OF STEEL "When are you going to Judge Ostrander's?"
Chapter 2 of Dark Hollow by Anna Katharine Green holds 2299 sentences, grouped into 460 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.
Chapter 2 holds 2299 sentences of Dark Hollow, unabridged, divided into 460 reading sections.
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