Chapter 2 of El Diablo is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of El Diablo is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried. Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it. He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway. "You combed the beach, you say? How far?"
Chapter 2 of El Diablo is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “"You combed the beach, you say?”
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.”
closed to traffic
From this reading “He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.”
(of hair) made tidy with a comb
From this reading “"You combed the beach, you say?”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.”
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.”
easily agitated
From this reading “Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.”
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From this reading He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading "You combed the beach, you say?
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.
closed to traffic
From this reading He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.
(of hair) made tidy with a comb
From this reading "You combed the beach, you say?
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading How far?"
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How far?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.
the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
From this reading JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.
easily agitated
From this reading Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.
with speed
From this reading He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.
express in words
From this reading "You combed the beach, you say?
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Every line of his face, every movement of his nervous body showed it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.
which person or people
From this reading He turned quickly to the bare-footed fisherman who blocked the doorway.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading JETSAM OF THE SEA John Blair was worried.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You combed the beach, you say?
Chapter 2 of El Diablo by Brayton Norton holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 173 sentences of El Diablo, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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