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Chapter 2 of Modern Prose And Poetry is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it. "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause. "Yes." "From any place in particular?" "Maine."
Chapter 2 of Modern Prose And Poetry is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading “"Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.”
a state in New England
From this reading “"Maine."”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “"From any place in particular?"”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “"Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.”
in the recent past
From this reading “"Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.”
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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 "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
later than; following
From this reading "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "From any place in particular?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
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From this reading "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "From any place in particular?"
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
a state in New England
From this reading "Maine."
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "From any place in particular?"
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "From any place in particular?"
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
in the recent past
From this reading "Come from the North recently?" inquired Blakely, after a pause.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Quite so," replied the stranger, not curtly, but pleasantly, and with an air as if he had said all there was to be said about it.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
Chapter 2 of Modern Prose And Poetry by Margaret [Editor] Ashmun holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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