Chapter 2 of Murat Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Murat Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They went down to the beach at once. A morning mist lay over the sea. They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead. They were obliged to wait. At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
Chapter 2 of Murat Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “They went down to the beach at once.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “A morning mist lay over the sea.”
belonging to or active during the night
From this reading “At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “They were obliged to wait.”
cut or make a way through
From this reading “At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “They were obliged to wait.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.”
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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 A morning mist lay over the sea.
at or in the front
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
any thing at all
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
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From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
immediately past
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
become covered with mist
From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
belonging to or active during the night
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading They were obliged to wait.
on one occasion
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
above and across; more than
From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
cut or make a way through
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They were obliged to wait.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were obliged to wait.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
Chapter 2 of Murat Celebrated Crimes by Alexandre Dumas holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 189 sentences of Murat Celebrated Crimes, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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