Chapter 2 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I know, I know,” Grunya murmured sadly. “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on. “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms. Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against. Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
Chapter 2 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading ““In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.”
seemingly without interruption
From this reading “Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against.”
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading “Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading ““Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““I know, I know,” Grunya murmured sadly.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading ““Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading ““I know, I know,” Grunya murmured sadly.”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading ““In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.”
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a war between factions in the same country
In this reading ““In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.”
In this reading ““In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.”
In this reading “Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
seemingly without interruption
From this reading Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against.
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From this reading Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
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From this reading “I know, I know,” Grunya murmured sadly.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know, I know,” Grunya murmured sadly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know, I know,” Grunya murmured sadly.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I know, I know,” Grunya murmured sadly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “I know, I know,” Grunya murmured sadly.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
carry out
From this reading “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Since then inside rooms have been continually crusaded against.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
precisely as stated
From this reading Men, many of them, have devoted their lives to that very fight.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Take the matter of inside rooms,” Hall went on.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “In New York City, at the close of the Civil War, there were sixty thousand inside rooms.
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