Chapter 2 of Pierre and His People — Volume 2 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Pierre and His People — Volume 2 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room. Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?" "Yes, thirty drops." The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake. "That is right.
Chapter 2 of Pierre and His People — Volume 2 is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.”
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading “The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"”
United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
From this reading “Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.”
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
From this reading “The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is right.
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
From this reading The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That is right.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The latent cruelty of the old man's nature was awake.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Galbraith drank the rest of his coffee, rose, and passed with Pierre into the bar-room.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, thirty drops."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the halfbreed said to him, "You were careful--thirty drops?"
Chapter 2 of Pierre and His People — Volume 2 by Gilbert Parker holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 489 sentences of Pierre and His People — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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