Chapter 2 of Lord of the Silent Death is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Lord of the Silent Death is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual. He had an eye tick. It was working overtime now. He spoke rapidly, the words running over each other. "Yes, yes, I'll tell you exactly what happened.
Chapter 2 of Lord of the Silent Death is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.”
easily agitated
From this reading “Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.”
work done in addition to regular working hours
From this reading “It was working overtime now.”
with speed
From this reading “He spoke rapidly, the words running over each other.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.”
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading “He had an eye tick.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “It was working overtime now.”
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 “Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.”
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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 Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had an eye tick.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He spoke rapidly, the words running over each other.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll tell you exactly what happened.
the organ of sight
From this reading He had an eye tick.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had an eye tick.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll tell you exactly what happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had an eye tick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll tell you exactly what happened.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was working overtime now.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.
easily agitated
From this reading Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was working overtime now.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He spoke rapidly, the words running over each other.
above and across; more than
From this reading He spoke rapidly, the words running over each other.
work done in addition to regular working hours
From this reading It was working overtime now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.
with speed
From this reading He spoke rapidly, the words running over each other.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He spoke rapidly, the words running over each other.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke rapidly, the words running over each other.
express in words
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll tell you exactly what happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading He had an eye tick.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sharp, the business manager, was a prim-faced nervous individual.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll tell you exactly what happened.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He spoke rapidly, the words running over each other.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading It was working overtime now.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll tell you exactly what happened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll tell you exactly what happened.
Chapter 2 of Lord of the Silent Death by Robert Moore Williams holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 223 sentences of Lord of the Silent Death, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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