Chapter 2 of Revenge! is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Revenge! is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?" He wrenched the door open at last. The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down. He thought he heard groans. As he went down, he found it was the _concierge_ huddled in a corner.
Chapter 2 of Revenge! is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reveal unintentionally
From this reading “"I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “"I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"”
a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “He thought he heard groans.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “As he went down, he found it was the _concierge_ huddled in a corner.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.”
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading “He wrenched the door open at last.”
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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 lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he went down, he found it was the _concierge_ huddled in a corner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He wrenched the door open at last.
reveal unintentionally
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
From this reading As he went down, he found it was the _concierge_ huddled in a corner.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading As he went down, he found it was the _concierge_ huddled in a corner.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He wrenched the door open at last.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
set up or found
From this reading As he went down, he found it was the _concierge_ huddled in a corner.
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading He thought he heard groans.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wrenched the door open at last.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He thought he heard groans.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
crowded or massed together
From this reading As he went down, he found it was the _concierge_ huddled in a corner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
immediately past
From this reading He wrenched the door open at last.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He wrenched the door open at last.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wrenched the door open at last.
a special situation
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought he heard groans.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he went down, he found it was the _concierge_ huddled in a corner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As he went down, he found it was the _concierge_ huddled in a corner.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lights in the hall were out; he struck a match, and made his way down.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading He wrenched the door open at last.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I have certainly done some careless thing like that which will betray me yet; I wonder what it is?"
Chapter 2 of Revenge! by Robert Barr holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Revenge!, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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