Chapter 2 of In the Dead of Night is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of In the Dead of Night is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face. “You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly. “And I thank you.” Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon. “And so, you have come at last!
Chapter 2 of In the Dead of Night is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.”
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading ““You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.”
accept gladly
From this reading ““You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.”
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a man who is very old
In this reading “Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.”
In this reading “As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.”
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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 As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And so, you have come at last!
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “And so, you have come at last!
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.
a young female
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And so, you have come at last!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I thank you.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
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From this reading Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.
immediately past
From this reading “And so, you have come at last!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
the force of workers available
From this reading Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.
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From this reading Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so, you have come at last!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “And I thank you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Both men bowed gravely, and then the old man turned peeringly to Kenyon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading “You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.
accept gladly
From this reading “You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading As they entered, the sick man struggled up; the girl bent and whispered something to him, and a look of joy came into his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are welcome, my friends,” he said, weakly.
Chapter 2 of In the Dead of Night by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre 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.
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