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Frivolous Cupid

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Frivolous Cupid is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Anthony Hope • Curated US English Learning Edition

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A knock sounded at the door.

A minute later the boy walked in.

The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

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Chapter II Reading 1/41

Frivolous Cupid

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Frivolous Cupid is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

A knock sounded at the door.

Line 2

A minute later the boy walked in.

Line 3

The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

Line 4

It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

Line 5

While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

All words in this reading · 58

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A

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From this reading A knock sounded at the door.

ahead

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

an

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

and

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

arrive

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

at

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From this reading A knock sounded at the door.

been

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

boy

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From this reading A minute later the boy walked in.

but

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

certainly

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

could

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

days

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

delivered

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

door

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From this reading A knock sounded at the door.

down

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From this reading While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

excuse

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

few

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

for

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

from

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

Harry

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From this reading While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

have

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

he

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

her

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From this reading While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

himself

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

his

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

hurry

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

in

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From this reading A minute later the boy walked in.

invitation

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

It

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

knock

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From this reading A knock sounded at the door.

later

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From this reading A minute later the boy walked in.

looked

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From this reading While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

Maudie

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

minute

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From this reading A minute later the boy walked in.

momentary

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

Mortimer

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From this reading While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

mother

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

Mrs

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From this reading While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

night

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

no

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

note

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

of

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

produced

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

read

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From this reading While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

recovered

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

sat

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From this reading While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

sight

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

Sinclair

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

sounded

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From this reading A knock sounded at the door.

start

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

that

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

the

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From this reading A knock sounded at the door.

there

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

to

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

visit

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From this reading The sight of Maudie Sinclair produced a momentary start, but he recovered himself and delivered a note from his mother, the excuse for his visit.

walked

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From this reading A minute later the boy walked in.

was

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From this reading It was an invitation for a few days ahead; there could certainly have been no hurry for it to arrive that night.

While

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From this reading While Mrs. Mortimer read it, Harry sat down and looked at her.

Chapter 2 of Frivolous Cupid by Anthony Hope holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 Frivolous Cupid contain?

Chapter 2 holds 208 sentences of Frivolous Cupid, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Frivolous Cupid by Anthony Hope exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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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