Chapter 2 of Never Come Midnight is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Never Come Midnight is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Luckily?" Emrys echoed. "Luckily for him, I mean." The old man sighed. "But you are too young to understand."
Chapter 2 of Never Come Midnight is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Emrys echoed.”
by good fortune
From this reading “"Luckily?"”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The old man sighed.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Luckily for him, I mean."”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The old man sighed.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “The old man sighed.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"But you are too young to understand."”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “"But you are too young to understand."”
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a man who is very old
In this reading “The old man sighed.”
In this reading “"But you are too young to understand."”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But you are too young to understand."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you are too young to understand."
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Emrys echoed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emrys echoed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Luckily for him, I mean."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Luckily for him, I mean."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Luckily for him, I mean."
by good fortune
From this reading "Luckily?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man sighed.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Luckily for him, I mean."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man sighed.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading The old man sighed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man sighed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But you are too young to understand."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "But you are too young to understand."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "But you are too young to understand."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you are too young to understand."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "But you are too young to understand."
Chapter 2 of Never Come Midnight by H. L. (Horace Leonard) Gold holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of Never Come Midnight, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Never Come Midnight by H. L. (Horace Leonard) Gold exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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About 102 minutes of reading across 246 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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