Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are quite sure?" "Oh yes, sir, quite sure. Have you dropped anything?" "Yes! No!
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “Have you dropped anything?"”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Have you dropped anything?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you dropped anything?"”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “"You are quite sure?"”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Oh yes, sir, quite sure.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"You are quite sure?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Oh yes, sir, quite sure.”
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.
any thing at all
From this reading Have you dropped anything?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are quite sure?"
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Have you dropped anything?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you dropped anything?"
not any; not one
From this reading No!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, sir, quite sure.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "You are quite sure?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Oh yes, sir, quite sure.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "You are quite sure?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, sir, quite sure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are quite sure?"
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Don Lavington by George Manville Fenn holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of The Adventures of Don Lavington, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Adventures of Don Lavington by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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