Chapter 2 of Sir Hilton's Sin is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sir Hilton's Sin is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face. "Oh, I dare." "But you won't. You wouldn't be such a coward. I say, going out?"
Chapter 2 of Sir Hilton's Sin is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “You wouldn't be such a coward.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “"You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.”
informal intensifiers
From this reading “"You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.”
the act of departing
From this reading “I say, going out?"”
a female domestic
From this reading “"You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.”
express in words
From this reading “"You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.”
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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 You wouldn't be such a coward.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You wouldn't be such a coward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you won't.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading You wouldn't be such a coward.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
informal intensifiers
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
the act of departing
From this reading I say, going out?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I dare."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
a female domestic
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I dare."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I say, going out?"
express in words
From this reading I say, going out?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You wouldn't be such a coward.
express in words
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you won't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wouldn't be such a coward.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tell if you dare!" cried the maid, with flaming face.
Chapter 2 of Sir Hilton's Sin by George Manville Fenn holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of Sir Hilton's Sin, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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