Chapter 2 of The Powers and Maxine is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Powers and Maxine is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light. "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed. "What could that mean?" I wondered. I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
Chapter 2 of The Powers and Maxine is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “"I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.”
third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"What could that mean?"”
a human being
From this reading “I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light.”
required or under orders
From this reading “I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “I wondered.”
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 I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What could that mean?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wondered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
go away from a place
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light.
third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What could that mean?"
the force of workers available
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
a human being
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
a person, without saying who
From this reading LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light.
required or under orders
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What could that mean?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I had supposed the two men had come in alone, but there must have been a third person.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading LISA LISTENS Someone turned up the light.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What could that mean?"
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I wondered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll leave you together," said Lord Mountstuart; and the door was closed.
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