Chapter 2 of Mask of Death is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mask of Death is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'd like to look over the roulette room." "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone. Keane stared at Gest. "Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes." He strode out to the elevators....
Chapter 2 of Mask of Death is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “elevator” — lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading “He strode out to the elevators....”
plural of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “"The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “"The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “"The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.”
a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
From this reading “"I'd like to look over the roulette room."”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Keane stared at Gest.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “He strode out to the elevators....”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.”
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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In this reading “"Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes."”
In this reading “Keane stared at Gest.”
In this reading “"I'd like to look over the roulette room."”
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 "Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Keane stared at Gest.
plural of “elevator” — lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading He strode out to the elevators....
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keane stared at Gest.
plural of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He strode out to the elevators....
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like to look over the roulette room."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keane stared at Gest.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to look over the roulette room."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I'd like to look over the roulette room."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes."
above and across; more than
From this reading "I'd like to look over the roulette room."
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "I'd like to look over the roulette room."
a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
From this reading "I'd like to look over the roulette room."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Keane stared at Gest.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading He strode out to the elevators....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'd like to look over the roulette room."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Keep them out of the roulette room for a few minutes."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd like to look over the roulette room."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "The police are here," said Grays, turning from his phone.
Chapter 2 of Mask of Death by Paul Ernst holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of Mask of Death, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Mask of Death by Paul Ernst exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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