Chapter 2 of Northern Lights, Complete is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Northern Lights, Complete is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Je-rick-ety! How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire. “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone. “I said I’d wake you,” said the girl, coming forwards. “You needn’t have worried.”
Chapter 2 of Northern Lights, Complete is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading ““How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.”
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading ““How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading ““I said I’d wake you,” said the girl, coming forwards.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““I said I’d wake you,” said the girl, coming forwards.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading ““You needn’t have worried.””
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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 “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
next to; at the side of
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I said I’d wake you,” said the girl, coming forwards.
start firing a weapon
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “I said I’d wake you,” said the girl, coming forwards.
a young female
From this reading “I said I’d wake you,” said the girl, coming forwards.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.
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From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I said I’d wake you,” said the girl, coming forwards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.
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From this reading “Je-rick-ety!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
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From this reading “You needn’t have worried.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading How long have I slept?” he said, blinking at the two beside the fire.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I said I’d wake you,” said the girl, coming forwards.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How long?” he added, with a flutter of anxiety in his tone.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “You needn’t have worried.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I said I’d wake you,” said the girl, coming forwards.
Chapter 2 of Northern Lights, Complete by Gilbert Parker holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 Northern Lights, Complete, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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