Chapter 2 of The Hospital Murders is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Hospital Murders is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cub’s hand covered hers quickly. Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain: “It may be nothing. It may be a touch of phlebitis. In either event, I’ll take no chances.
Chapter 2 of The Hospital Murders is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:”
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “In either event, I’ll take no chances.”
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “Cub’s hand covered hers quickly.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “In either event, I’ll take no chances.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Cub’s hand covered hers quickly.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:”
inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
From this reading “It may be a touch of phlebitis.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “It may be a touch of phlebitis.”
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.
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In this reading “It may be a touch of phlebitis.”
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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 It may be a touch of phlebitis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be nothing.
make calm or still
From this reading Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading In either event, I’ll take no chances.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Cub’s hand covered hers quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cub’s hand covered hers quickly.
one or the other of two
From this reading In either event, I’ll take no chances.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading In either event, I’ll take no chances.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Cub’s hand covered hers quickly.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Cub’s hand covered hers quickly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In either event, I’ll take no chances.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In either event, I’ll take no chances.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be nothing.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be nothing.
not any; not one
From this reading In either event, I’ll take no chances.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It may be nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It may be a touch of phlebitis.
inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
From this reading It may be a touch of phlebitis.
with speed
From this reading Cub’s hand covered hers quickly.
carry out
From this reading In either event, I’ll take no chances.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading It may be a touch of phlebitis.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their eyes locked and his voice was calm and certain:
Chapter 2 of The Hospital Murders by Means Davis holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 391 sentences of The Hospital Murders, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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