Chapter 2 of The Amateur Cracksman is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 2 of The Amateur Cracksman by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 225 sentences of The Amateur Cracksman, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Amateur Cracksman is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry. "Not even at a crime?" said Raffles, smiling. I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me. Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Chapter 2 of The Amateur Cracksman is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
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From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
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From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
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From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
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From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not even at a crime?"
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From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
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From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not even at a crime?"
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From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not even at a crime?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading said Raffles, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading said Raffles, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading said Raffles, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stopped to think, for his tone had changed, and I felt sure he was chaffing me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At nothing in this world," I was pleased to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet his eye seemed as much in earnest as ever, and for my part I was in no mood for reservations.
