Chapter 2 of R. Holmes & Co. is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of R. Holmes & Co. is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't mention it, Jenkins," he whispered. "You are just the man I want to see. Café Panhard--to-night--eleven o'clock. Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake." "You know me?"
Chapter 2 of R. Holmes & Co. is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."”
being one more than ten
From this reading “Café Panhard--to-night--eleven o'clock.”
make reference to
From this reading “"Don't mention it, Jenkins," he whispered.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."”
according to the clock
From this reading “Café Panhard--to-night--eleven o'clock.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."”
propel through the air
From this reading “Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."”
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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 Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are just the man I want to see.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Café Panhard--to-night--eleven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't mention it, Jenkins," he whispered.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
being one more than ten
From this reading Café Panhard--to-night--eleven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
come to pass
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't mention it, Jenkins," he whispered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are just the man I want to see.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't mention it, Jenkins," he whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't mention it, Jenkins," he whispered.
and nothing more
From this reading "You are just the man I want to see.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know me?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "You are just the man I want to see.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You know me?"
make reference to
From this reading "Don't mention it, Jenkins," he whispered.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
according to the clock
From this reading Café Panhard--to-night--eleven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Café Panhard--to-night--eleven o'clock.
a human being
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You are just the man I want to see.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You are just the man I want to see.
propel through the air
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are just the man I want to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Café Panhard--to-night--eleven o'clock.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You are just the man I want to see.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Don't mention it, Jenkins," he whispered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just happen in, and if a foreign-looking person with a red beard speaks to you don't throw him down, but act as if you were not annoyed by his mistake."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are just the man I want to see.
Chapter 2 of R. Holmes & Co. by John Kendrick Bangs holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
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