Chapter 2 of The Heath Hover Mystery is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Heath Hover Mystery is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other. But no answer came. Then stepping to the window, he raised the blind. The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day. Still the recumbent form never moved.
Chapter 2 of The Heath Hover Mystery is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Then stepping to the window, he raised the blind.”
free from clouds
From this reading “The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.”
covered with water
From this reading “The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “"Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.”
to stimulate to action
From this reading “"Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Then stepping to the window, he raised the blind.”
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 “Still the recumbent form never moved.”
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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 "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
react verbally
From this reading But no answer came.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Then stepping to the window, he raised the blind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But no answer came.
free from clouds
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
covered with water
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Still the recumbent form never moved.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
in an affable manner
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then stepping to the window, he raised the blind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
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From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Still the recumbent form never moved.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Still the recumbent form never moved.
not any; not one
From this reading But no answer came.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Then stepping to the window, he raised the blind.
lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
From this reading Still the recumbent form never moved.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
to stimulate to action
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Then stepping to the window, he raised the blind.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still the recumbent form never moved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then stepping to the window, he raised the blind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Feel like turning out?" said Mervyn genially, but not in so loud a tone as to startle the other.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Then stepping to the window, he raised the blind.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was now flooded with light--the light of a radiant, cloudless, frosty winter day.
Chapter 2 of The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford 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 Heath Hover Mystery, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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