Chapter 2 of New Lamps is here in full — 532 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of New Lamps is here in full — 532 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket. It came away empty. The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward. Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets. Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
Chapter 2 of New Lamps is here in full — 532 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading “Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.”
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading “Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.”
the act of removing
From this reading “Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.”
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.”
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading “Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.”
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading “The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.”
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.
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In this reading “Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.”
come to be detached
In this reading “It came away empty.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
from appearances alone
From this reading Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It came away empty.
for the reason that
From this reading Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading It came away empty.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came away empty.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward.
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 Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward.
and nothing more
From this reading Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.
the act of removing
From this reading Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward.
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Examination revealed that every bit of metal had been removed from his pockets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Panic came up in him then and his hand dived for the gun in his coat pocket.
directed up
From this reading The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward.
look attentively
From this reading Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The gun had been removed without his knowledge on the transit upward.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading Only his wrist watch had been left and that apparently because the metal strap around his wrist had resisted removal.
Chapter 2 of New Lamps by Robert Moore Williams holds 532 sentences, grouped into 107 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 532 sentences of New Lamps, unabridged, divided into 107 reading sections.
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