Chapter 2 of Drake is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Drake is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ISAAC (_again whispering_). There now! That’s because you are a friend, Tom. By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble. TOM COBHAM (_considering_).
Chapter 2 of Drake is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.”
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “ISAAC (_again whispering_).”
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading “By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.”
the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
From this reading “By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.”
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
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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 That’s because you are a friend, Tom.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
anew
From this reading ISAAC (_again whispering_).
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That’s because you are a friend, Tom.
for the reason that
From this reading That’s because you are a friend, Tom.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOM COBHAM (_considering_).
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading TOM COBHAM (_considering_).
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading That’s because you are a friend, Tom.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading ISAAC (_again whispering_).
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
impressive in appearance
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There now!
the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s because you are a friend, Tom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the Holy Moses and all the Prophets, I’ll not advance another Rose Noble.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There now!
male cat
From this reading That’s because you are a friend, Tom.
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading ISAAC (_again whispering_).
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s because you are a friend, Tom.
Chapter 2 of Drake by William MacOubrey holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of Drake, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Drake by William MacOubrey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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