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Round the Red Lamp

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Round the Red Lamp is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Arthur Conan Doyle • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

In itself it was a pretty thing--ivory white, with a mesh of blue veins, and curving gently from jaw to chest.

But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

The surgeon placed a hand on each side of it and pressed it slowly backwards and forwards.

"Adherent at one place, gentlemen," he cried.

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Chapter II Reading 1/39

Round the Red Lamp

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Round the Red Lamp is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

Line 2

In itself it was a pretty thing--ivory white, with a mesh of blue veins, and curving gently from jaw to chest.

Line 3

But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

Line 4

The surgeon placed a hand on each side of it and pressed it slowly backwards and forwards.

Line 5

"Adherent at one place, gentlemen," he cried.

Learner Dictionary

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Throat noun US /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading “But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.”

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a

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Adherent

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From this reading "Adherent at one place, gentlemen," he cried.

and

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From this reading The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

at

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From this reading "Adherent at one place, gentlemen," he cried.

back

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backwards

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blue

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But

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

chest

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contrast

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cried

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From this reading "Adherent at one place, gentlemen," he cried.

curving

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each

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face

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

forwards

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from

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gentlemen

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From this reading "Adherent at one place, gentlemen," he cried.

gently

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growth

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hand

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From this reading The surgeon placed a hand on each side of it and pressed it slowly backwards and forwards.

he

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From this reading "Adherent at one place, gentlemen," he cried.

her

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From this reading The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

horrible

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

In

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it

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itself

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ivory

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jaw

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From this reading In itself it was a pretty thing--ivory white, with a mesh of blue veins, and curving gently from jaw to chest.

lay

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lean

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

mesh

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monstrous

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

murderous

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From this reading The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

of

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on

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one

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From this reading "Adherent at one place, gentlemen," he cried.

pillow

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From this reading The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

place

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From this reading "Adherent at one place, gentlemen," he cried.

placed

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plumpness

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

pressed

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pretty

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revealed

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side

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sleekness

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

slowly

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stringy

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

surgeon

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The

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thing

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From this reading In itself it was a pretty thing--ivory white, with a mesh of blue veins, and curving gently from jaw to chest.

this

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

throatnounUS /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

to

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From this reading In itself it was a pretty thing--ivory white, with a mesh of blue veins, and curving gently from jaw to chest.

tumour

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From this reading The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

upon

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From this reading The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

veins

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From this reading In itself it was a pretty thing--ivory white, with a mesh of blue veins, and curving gently from jaw to chest.

was

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From this reading In itself it was a pretty thing--ivory white, with a mesh of blue veins, and curving gently from jaw to chest.

water-proofed

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From this reading The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

were

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

white

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From this reading In itself it was a pretty thing--ivory white, with a mesh of blue veins, and curving gently from jaw to chest.

with

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From this reading In itself it was a pretty thing--ivory white, with a mesh of blue veins, and curving gently from jaw to chest.

woman

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From this reading The woman lay back upon the water-proofed pillow, and her murderous tumour lay revealed.

yellow

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From this reading But the lean, yellow face and the stringy throat were in horrible contrast with the plumpness and sleekness of this monstrous growth.

Chapter 2 of Round the Red Lamp by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

What does chapter 2 of Round the Red Lamp contain?

Chapter 2 holds 198 sentences of Round the Red Lamp, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

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