Chapter 2 of The heart of London is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The heart of London is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, isn't it awful? My eyes smart like anything." Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene. Men ghosts jump about in the road. They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
Chapter 2 of The heart of London is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
shining intensely
From this reading “They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Men ghosts jump about in the road.”
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading “They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Men ghosts jump about in the road.”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:”
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading “They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “My eyes smart like anything."”
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading “They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:”
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.
a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
In this reading “They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:”
In this reading “They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:”
In this reading “They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:”
In this reading “They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:”
In this reading “Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.”
In this reading “Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Men ghosts jump about in the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
any thing at all
From this reading My eyes smart like anything."
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "Oh, isn't it awful?
have
From this reading Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.
shining intensely
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.
opinion or judgment
From this reading My eyes smart like anything."
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Men ghosts jump about in the road.
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men ghosts jump about in the road.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, isn't it awful?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, isn't it awful?
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Men ghosts jump about in the road.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My eyes smart like anything."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
the force of workers available
From this reading Men ghosts jump about in the road.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eyes smart like anything."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, isn't it awful?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Men ghosts jump about in the road.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading My eyes smart like anything."
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.
a vivid mental image
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
in the company of; together with
From this reading They shout, they wave a red light, the monster with the two blazing eyes swerves, there is a vision of a red-faced man in a peaked cap and his gloved hands on a steering wheel:
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Two big yellow eyes bear down on the scene.
Chapter 2 of The heart of London by H. V. (Henry Vollam) Morton holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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