Chapter 2 of The Amethyst Box is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Amethyst Box is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over. I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms. He started up as I entered. "Well?" he asked sharply. "I have learned nothing decisive."
Chapter 2 of The Amethyst Box is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.”
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.”
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
From this reading “"I have learned nothing decisive."”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"Well?" he asked sharply.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Well?" he asked sharply.”
look on as or consider
In this reading “It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading “He started up as I entered.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well?" he asked sharply.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
placed in a grave
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
From this reading "I have learned nothing decisive."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He started up as I entered.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
set up or found
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have learned nothing decisive."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started up as I entered.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
immediately past
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading "I have learned nothing decisive."
in order that something should not happen
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I have learned nothing decisive."
above and across; more than
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Well?" he asked sharply.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He started up as I entered.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He started up as I entered.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was plain that his conduct was looked upon as strange, and I felt some anxiety lest it should appear more so before the evening was over.
(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 "Well?" he asked sharply.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I found him at last in his room sitting with his head buried in his arms.
Chapter 2 of The Amethyst Box by Anna Katharine Green holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
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