Chapter 2 of Scandal is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Scandal is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, my God, yes!" "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something." "No; I shall go. I promised Ida Larpent I’d meet her there." "Oh!" said Fraser, dryly.
Chapter 2 of Scandal is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “"But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."”
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading “"Oh!" said Fraser, dryly.”
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading “I promised Ida Larpent I’d meet her there."”
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading “"But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “"But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “"But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."”
pass through
From this reading “"But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."”
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In this reading “"But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."”
be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
In this reading “"But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."”
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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 "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "Oh!" said Fraser, dryly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" said Fraser, dryly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "No; I shall go.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Oh, my God, yes!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I promised Ida Larpent I’d meet her there."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; I shall go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I promised Ida Larpent I’d meet her there."
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading I promised Ida Larpent I’d meet her there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I promised Ida Larpent I’d meet her there."
come together
From this reading I promised Ida Larpent I’d meet her there."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my God, yes!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I shall go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my God, yes!"
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
by chance
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading I promised Ida Larpent I’d meet her there."
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh!" said Fraser, dryly.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No; I shall go.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
be seated
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
in or at that place or location
From this reading I promised Ida Larpent I’d meet her there."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
pass through
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, my God, yes!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But perhaps you’ll have to undergo a slight operation or sit by the bedside of a sick relative, or something."
Chapter 2 of Scandal by Cosmo Hamilton holds 409 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 409 sentences of Scandal, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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