Chapter 2 of Legend is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Legend is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers. Anita shrugged her shoulders. “Who can account for Kent? It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not. It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.”
Chapter 2 of Legend is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
From this reading “It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.”
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.””
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading ““Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.”
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading ““Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading ““Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading ““Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Anita shrugged her shoulders.”
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.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “Who can account for Kent?
anew
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anita shrugged her shoulders.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Who can account for Kent?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.
the first light of day
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.”
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Who can account for Kent?
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading “Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anita shrugged her shoulders.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Anita shrugged her shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Anita shrugged her shoulders.
express a supposition
From this reading It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may dawn on him that he’s due here—and again, it may not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading It depends as usual, I suppose, on the new picture.”
which person or people
From this reading “Who can account for Kent?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Kent coming?” said Mr. Flood, fumbling with his papers.
Chapter 2 of Legend by Clemence Dane holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Legend, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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