Chapter 2 of The black drama is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The black drama is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man. "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now." "Then let me congratulate you, and warn you." "Warn me?" "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
Chapter 2 of The black drama is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading “I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “"Then let me congratulate you, and warn you."”
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
From this reading “"Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “"Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."”
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading “"Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.”
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading “I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “"Then let me congratulate you, and warn you."”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “"Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.”
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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 "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then let me congratulate you, and warn you."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading "Then let me congratulate you, and warn you."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
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From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
and nothing more
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then let me congratulate you, and warn you."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then let me congratulate you, and warn you."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I felt like confiding in this friendly, tawny man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Judge Pursuivant," I said honestly, "any job is a godsend to me just now."
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "Then let me congratulate you, and warn you."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
during the time that
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then let me congratulate you, and warn you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here's your whisky," he said suddenly, and was silent while he himself mixed the spirit with the soda.
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