Chapter 2 of The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then came the thing that I mind best of all. You're ill, Maggie. Shall I stop? My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream. You screamed.
Chapter 2 of The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “"Then came the thing that I mind best of all.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “You're ill, Maggie.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “"Then came the thing that I mind best of all.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “You screamed.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Shall I stop?”
a special situation
From this reading “"Then came the thing that I mind best of all.”
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 “My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.”
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.
(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 "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading You're ill, Maggie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
immediately past
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're ill, Maggie.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading You screamed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I stop?
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Shall I stop?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
a special situation
From this reading "Then came the thing that I mind best of all.
precisely as stated
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're ill, Maggie.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My God! you have the very look on your face that you had last night in my dream.
Chapter 2 of The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 443 sentences of The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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