Chapter 2 of Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal. "Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say! What in hell do you mean?" "Let him go, Mike," said the doctor. Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.
Chapter 2 of Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as expletives
From this reading “"Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “What in hell do you mean?"”
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “"Let him go, Mike," said the doctor.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!”
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.
In this reading “Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.”
In this reading “Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.”
In this reading “What in hell do you mean?"”
In this reading “Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.”
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 Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.
used as expletives
From this reading "Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What in hell do you mean?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Let him go, Mike," said the doctor.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading What in hell do you mean?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let him go, Mike," said the doctor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What in hell do you mean?"
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
roused to anger
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What in hell do you mean?"
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading "Let him go, Mike," said the doctor.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let him go, Mike," said the doctor.
express in words
From this reading "Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Mike pushed Simms from him, and he staggered back against the fence.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let him go, Mike," said the doctor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What in hell do you mean?"
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mad with surprise and rage, he struggled and kicked like a wild animal.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Damn you," he yelled, "let me go; let go, I say!
Chapter 2 of Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales by Charles B. (Charles Barney) Cory holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales by Charles B. (Charles Barney) Cory exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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