Chapter 2 of That Affair Next Door is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of That Affair Next Door is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then allow me to pay you my compliments. These were picked up here." "But where?" I cried. "I thought I had looked this carpet well over."
Chapter 2 of That Affair Next Door is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “"Then allow me to pay you my compliments.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “"I thought I had looked this carpet well over."”
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading “"Then allow me to pay you my compliments.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I cried.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “"I thought I had looked this carpet well over."”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “"Then allow me to pay you my compliments.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “These were picked up here."”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"I thought I had looked this carpet well over."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "Then allow me to pay you my compliments.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where?"
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading "I thought I had looked this carpet well over."
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading "Then allow me to pay you my compliments.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I thought I had looked this carpet well over."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading These were picked up here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I thought I had looked this carpet well over."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then allow me to pay you my compliments.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then allow me to pay you my compliments.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I thought I had looked this carpet well over."
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "Then allow me to pay you my compliments.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading These were picked up here."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then allow me to pay you my compliments.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were picked up here."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I thought I had looked this carpet well over."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I had looked this carpet well over."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then allow me to pay you my compliments.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading These were picked up here."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I thought I had looked this carpet well over."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were picked up here."
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then allow me to pay you my compliments.
Chapter 2 of That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 400 sentences of That Affair Next Door, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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