Chapter 2 of The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Orth rose abruptly. "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said. "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that." The woman rose. "I've thought this," she said; "let Blanche decide.
Chapter 2 of The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “Orth rose abruptly.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “"I've thought this," she said; "let Blanche decide.”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “"Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.”
for more time
From this reading “"You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “"You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Orth rose abruptly.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
quickly and without warning
From this reading Orth rose abruptly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've thought this," she said; "let Blanche decide.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading "I've thought this," she said; "let Blanche decide.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've thought this," she said; "let Blanche decide.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I've thought this," she said; "let Blanche decide.
for more time
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Orth rose abruptly.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Orth rose abruptly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've thought this," she said; "let Blanche decide.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
carry out
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I've thought this," she said; "let Blanche decide.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I've thought this," she said; "let Blanche decide.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "You can stay a few weeks longer--the matter cannot be so pressing as that."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman rose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps you will take some further time to think it over," he said.
Chapter 2 of The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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