Chapter 2 of Highways in Hiding is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Highways in Hiding is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Still hoping," she said. It was a statement and not a question. I nodded slowly. "I'm hoping," I said. "Someone has the answer to this puzzle.
Chapter 2 of Highways in Hiding is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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react verbally
From this reading “"Someone has the answer to this puzzle.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “"Still hoping," she said.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “I nodded slowly.”
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading “"Someone has the answer to this puzzle.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “It was a statement and not a question.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “I nodded slowly.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Someone has the answer to this puzzle.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “It was a statement and not a question.”
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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 It was a statement and not a question.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a statement and not a question.
react verbally
From this reading "Someone has the answer to this puzzle.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Someone has the answer to this puzzle.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "Still hoping," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I nodded slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm hoping," I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a statement and not a question.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading I nodded slowly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a statement and not a question.
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading "Someone has the answer to this puzzle.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was a statement and not a question.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Still hoping," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Still hoping," she said.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading I nodded slowly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Someone has the answer to this puzzle.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading It was a statement and not a question.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Still hoping," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Someone has the answer to this puzzle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Someone has the answer to this puzzle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Someone has the answer to this puzzle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a statement and not a question.
Chapter 2 of Highways in Hiding by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Highways in Hiding, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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