Chapter 2 of The Light That Lies is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Light That Lies is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening. “I'm stuck.” “Stuck, sir?” “Caught on the jury, Turple. Landed at last.
Chapter 2 of The Light That Lies is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ““Caught on the jury, Turple.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.”
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading ““Caught on the jury, Turple.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “Landed at last.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.”
term of address for a man
From this reading ““Stuck, sir?””
caught or fixed
From this reading ““I'm stuck.””
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading “You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.”
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 or near a particular place or position
From this reading Landed at last.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Caught on the jury, Turple.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm stuck.”
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading “Caught on the jury, Turple.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Landed at last.
immediately past
From this reading Landed at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Caught on the jury, Turple.
arrange in a container
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Stuck, sir?”
caught or fixed
From this reading “I'm stuck.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Caught on the jury, Turple.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Caught on the jury, Turple.
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You needn't pack,” said Sampson to his valet that evening.
Chapter 2 of The Light That Lies by George Barr McCutcheon holds 395 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 395 sentences of The Light That Lies, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Light That Lies by George Barr McCutcheon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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