Chapter 2 of No Man's Land is here in full — 3238 sentences across 648 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of No Man's Land is here in full — 3238 sentences across 648 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II. OVER THE TOP III. THE MAN-TRAP IV. A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI. MORPHIA VII.
Chapter 2 of No Man's Land is here in full — 3238 sentences across 648 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.”
any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
From this reading “A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “OVER THE TOP III.”
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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 THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading OVER THE TOP III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE MAN-TRAP IV.
any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
From this reading A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN-TRAP IV.
an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
From this reading MORPHIA VII.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE TOP III.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAND I. A DAY OF PEACE II.
the upper part of anything
From this reading OVER THE TOP III.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading A POINT OF DETAIL V. MY LADY OF THE JASMINE VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading MORPHIA VII.
Chapter 2 of No Man's Land by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile holds 3238 sentences, grouped into 648 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 3238 sentences of No Man's Land, unabridged, divided into 648 reading sections.
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