Chapter 2 of Many Kingdoms is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Many Kingdoms is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He gave her a worried look. "She isn't," he conceded, "not very. 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day. I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much." Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
Chapter 2 of Many Kingdoms is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.”
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading “"She isn't," he conceded, "not very.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."”
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading “Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.”
past form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading “I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."”
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading “Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “He gave her a worried look.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He gave her a worried look.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading "She isn't," he conceded, "not very.
travel across or pass over
From this reading 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave her a worried look.
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave her a worried look.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave her a worried look.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She isn't," he conceded, "not very.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He gave her a worried look.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
used to form the superlative
From this reading 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She isn't," he conceded, "not very.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She isn't," he conceded, "not very.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
past form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Greene accepted the subtle hint and remained silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Most always she's very, very nice, but she's kind of cross to-day.
precisely as stated
From this reading "She isn't," he conceded, "not very.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading He gave her a worried look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess p'r'aps," he speculated, frankly, "you're 'sturbing her by talking so much."
Chapter 2 of Many Kingdoms by Elizabeth Garver Jordan holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 415 sentences of Many Kingdoms, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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