Chapter 2 of Magic A Fantastic Comedy is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Magic A Fantastic Comedy is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS. What's the matter? PATRICIA. The red star is gone. MORRIS.
Chapter 2 of Magic A Fantastic Comedy is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “[_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.”
apart from; not including
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “[_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “[_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “[_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “[_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “[_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “The red star is gone.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
apart from; not including
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The red star is gone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The red star is gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter?
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
not any; not one
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The red star is gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the matter?
which person or people
From this reading [_The red light disappears; no one sees it at first except_ PATRICIA, _who points excitedly._ MORRIS.
Chapter 2 of Magic A Fantastic Comedy by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton holds 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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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