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Chapter 2 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And I, for one, believe him! What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get." He began to pace up and down, frowning. "Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?" "Yes.
Chapter 2 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “He began to pace up and down, frowning.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “"Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?"”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."”
in the recent past
From this reading “"Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?"”
staying power
From this reading “What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “He began to pace up and down, frowning.”
a lightweight cord
From this reading “What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."”
hard to endure
From this reading “What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I, for one, believe him!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?"
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began to pace up and down, frowning.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "And I, for one, believe him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He began to pace up and down, frowning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And I, for one, believe him!
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading He began to pace up and down, frowning.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
destroyed or killed
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading "Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And I, for one, believe him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I, for one, believe him!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
in the recent past
From this reading "Brodie has been hanging around him lately, hasn't he?"
staying power
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And I, for one, believe him!
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading He began to pace up and down, frowning.
successive (without a break)
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
a lightweight cord
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
hard to endure
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He began to pace up and down, frowning.
the act of using
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
in or at the place that
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
a late time of life
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is more, I am dead certain--call it a hunch, if you like--that if he had had the use of his legs all these years, he'd have gone straight as a string where we are trying to get."
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