Chapter 2 of Martin of old London is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Martin of old London is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s. Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post. “It would not be safe. You must hire a waterman.” “There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.
Chapter 2 of Martin of old London is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.”
engage or hire for work
From this reading “You must hire a waterman.””
as a matter of instinct
From this reading “Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading ““I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.”
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading ““I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading ““There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.”
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading “You must hire a waterman.””
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.”
In this reading ““There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.”
In this reading “Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You must hire a waterman.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would not be safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
engage or hire for work
From this reading You must hire a waterman.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would not be safe.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must hire a waterman.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It would not be safe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
on one occasion
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “It would not be safe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instinctively he drew farther back into the shadow of the post.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There isn’t one to be seen,” said the first speaker.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading You must hire a waterman.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I can’t wait,” said another voice, which Martin recognised at once as Mr. Slocum’s.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would not be safe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must hire a waterman.”
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