Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, February 9, 1897 is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, February 9, 1897 is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yes, some one was in the room. Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact. Was it a robber who had hidden there? Perhaps, though, it was only one of the servants. She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, February 9, 1897 is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed crosswise
From this reading “She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “Was it a robber who had hidden there?”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.”
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading “Was it a robber who had hidden there?”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “Perhaps, though, it was only one of the servants.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.”
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading “She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.”
In this reading “Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.”
In this reading “She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.”
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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 Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
placed crosswise
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was it a robber who had hidden there?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
not accessible to view
From this reading Was it a robber who had hidden there?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, some one was in the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it a robber who had hidden there?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yes, some one was in the room.
and nothing more
From this reading Perhaps, though, it was only one of the servants.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps, though, it was only one of the servants.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading Was it a robber who had hidden there?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Yes, some one was in the room.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Perhaps, though, it was only one of the servants.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Yes, some one was in the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, some one was in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was it a robber who had hidden there?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Perhaps, though, it was only one of the servants.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Theodora felt a little thrill of excitement as she realized this fact.
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, some one was in the room.
at the time that
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
which person or people
From this reading Was it a robber who had hidden there?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She felt almost disappointed when this thought crossed her mind--a robber would be so much more uncommon.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, some one was in the room.
Chapter 2 of Harper's Round Table, February 9, 1897 by Various holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 251 sentences of Harper's Round Table, February 9, 1897, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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