Chapter 2 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them. There was even a smile on her lips. "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words. "That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented. Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.
Chapter 2 of The Forbidden Way is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
completely unclothed
From this reading “Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.”
past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading “Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.”
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading “Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “"That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “"You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.”
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading “"You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.”
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 “Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.”
In this reading “There was even a smile on her lips.”
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 There was even a smile on her lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.
completely unclothed
From this reading Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.
past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.
divisible by two
From this reading There was even a smile on her lips.
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was even a smile on her lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading "That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading There was even a smile on her lips.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was even a smile on her lips.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Her laugh echoed harshly in the bare room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading There was even a smile on her lips.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Slowly she disengaged his arms and put the chair between them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was even a smile on her lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.
up to a particular time
From this reading "That I’ll stick to you until Kingdom Come," he assented.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was even a smile on her lips.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean—that I—that you——" She paused, uncertain of her words.
Chapter 2 of The Forbidden Way by George Gibbs holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of The Forbidden Way, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Forbidden Way by George Gibbs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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