Chapter 24 of Second to None — Volume 2 is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of Second to None — Volume 2 is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WADHURST. Jacqueline _not_ dead, but in Paris! It terrified and bewildered me. Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying? Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
Chapter 24 of Second to None — Volume 2 is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “It terrified and bewildered me.”
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?”
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Jacqueline _not_ dead, but in Paris!”
appear again
From this reading “Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “It terrified and bewildered me.”
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
From this reading “Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It terrified and bewildered me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading It terrified and bewildered me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jacqueline _not_ dead, but in Paris!
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Jacqueline _not_ dead, but in Paris!
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jacqueline _not_ dead, but in Paris!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It terrified and bewildered me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacqueline _not_ dead, but in Paris!
immediately past
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
joined in matrimony
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It terrified and bewildered me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
not any; not one
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jacqueline _not_ dead, but in Paris!
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Jacqueline _not_ dead, but in Paris!
appear again
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
in the near future
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading It terrified and bewildered me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WADHURST.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was Hautois drowned at last? might he too reappear as he had done before, like a vampire, whom there was no destroying?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jacqueline not dead, but in Paris with her cousin, the handsome Comte de Bourgneuf, to whom she was soon to be married.
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