Chapter 2 of Mr. Justice Maxell is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mr. Justice Maxell is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds. He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness. “Br-r-r! It’s cold!” she shivered. “Where are you staying?” he asked.
Chapter 2 of Mr. Justice Maxell is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “It’s cold!” she shivered.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.”
shining unsteadily
From this reading “HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.”
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading “HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “It’s cold!” she shivered.”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““Where are you staying?” he asked.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.”
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 “He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.”
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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 left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you staying?” he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where are you staying?” he asked.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Br-r-r!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It’s cold!” she shivered.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
shining unsteadily
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.
set up or found
From this reading He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.
a young female
From this reading He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s cold!” she shivered.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It’s cold!” she shivered.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading It’s cold!” she shivered.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading HE left behind him a pandemonium of sound and a scintillation of flickering diamonds.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Where are you staying?” he asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading He found the girl waiting for him in the darkness.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you staying?” he asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you staying?” he asked.
Chapter 2 of Mr. Justice Maxell by Edgar Wallace holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 222 sentences of Mr. Justice Maxell, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Mr. Justice Maxell by Edgar Wallace exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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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