Chapter 2 of One of My Sons is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of One of My Sons is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where is Miss Meredith? Has anyone seen Miss Meredith? I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs." "Hope! Hope!
Chapter 2 of One of My Sons is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any person at all
From this reading “Has anyone seen Miss Meredith?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “"Hope!”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “"Where is Miss Meredith?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"Where is Miss Meredith?”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Has anyone seen Miss Meredith?”
on a floor above
From this reading “I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."”
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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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
any person at all
From this reading Has anyone seen Miss Meredith?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has anyone seen Miss Meredith?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Hope!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is Miss Meredith?
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading "Where is Miss Meredith?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Where is Miss Meredith?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Has anyone seen Miss Meredith?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
on a floor above
From this reading I cannot find her in any of the rooms upstairs."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is Miss Meredith?
Chapter 2 of One of My Sons by Anna Katharine Green holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 399 sentences of One of My Sons, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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