Chapter 2 of The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 2 of The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 474 sentences, grouped into 95 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 474 sentences of The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Ricardo smiled indulgently. "Scoffer!" he said. "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion. "And you--does this room suggest nothing to you? Have you no ideas?"
Chapter 2 of The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you no ideas?"”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"And you--does this room suggest nothing to you?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
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From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And you--does this room suggest nothing to you?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you no ideas?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Scoffer!" he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
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From this reading Have you no ideas?"
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From this reading Mr. Ricardo smiled indulgently.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
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From this reading Mr. Ricardo smiled indulgently.
not any; not one
From this reading Have you no ideas?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "And you--does this room suggest nothing to you?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
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From this reading Mr. Ricardo smiled indulgently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you--does this room suggest nothing to you?
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From this reading "Scoffer!" he said.
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From this reading "Scoffer!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ricardo smiled indulgently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you--does this room suggest nothing to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And you--does this room suggest nothing to you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You understand me very well," and he sought to turn the tables on his companion.
