Chapter 2 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge. "I can see the picture you drew of them." "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes. Agnes spoke to Howard. "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
Chapter 2 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading “"No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.”
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “"It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “"No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “Agnes spoke to Howard.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.”
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading “"No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.”
a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading “Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.”
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 “"It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.”
In this reading “Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agnes spoke to Howard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can see the picture you drew of them."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "I can see the picture you drew of them."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Agnes spoke to Howard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can see the picture you drew of them."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I can see the picture you drew of them."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "I can see the picture you drew of them."
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.
cut with a saw
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I can see the picture you drew of them."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It must have been nearly half an hour since you and Florence saw each other.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I can see the picture you drew of them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.
a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading Bradley, in an undertone, spoke to the Judge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No," replied the preacher, with the light of admiration in his honest eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can see the picture you drew of them."
Chapter 2 of Judge Elbridge by Opie Percival Read holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of Judge Elbridge, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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