Chapter 2 of The Problem of Cell 13 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Problem of Cell 13 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IV. As they ran there came again that awful cry. It died away in a sort of wail. The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened. "It's that fool in Cell 13," grumbled the warden.
Chapter 2 of The Problem of Cell 13 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.”
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “"It's that fool in Cell 13," grumbled the warden.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.”
on a floor above
From this reading “The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “It died away in a sort of wail.”
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “"It's that fool in Cell 13," grumbled the warden.”
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become less in amount or intensity
In this reading “It died away in a sort of wail.”
In this reading “The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.”
In this reading “The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.”
In this reading “As they ran there came again that awful cry.”
In this reading “The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.”
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From this reading "It's that fool in Cell 13," grumbled the warden.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It died away in a sort of wail.
anew
From this reading As they ran there came again that awful cry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they ran there came again that awful cry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It died away in a sort of wail.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading As they ran there came again that awful cry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As they ran there came again that awful cry.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading As they ran there came again that awful cry.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It died away in a sort of wail.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "It's that fool in Cell 13," grumbled the warden.
made afraid
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "It's that fool in Cell 13," grumbled the warden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It died away in a sort of wail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It died away in a sort of wail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's that fool in Cell 13," grumbled the warden.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It died away in a sort of wail.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading As they ran there came again that awful cry.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It died away in a sort of wail.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As they ran there came again that awful cry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As they ran there came again that awful cry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they ran there came again that awful cry.
on a floor above
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
emit long loud cries
From this reading It died away in a sort of wail.
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading "It's that fool in Cell 13," grumbled the warden.
a Caucasian
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading The white faces of prisoners appeared at cell doors upstairs and down, staring out wonderingly, frightened.
Chapter 2 of The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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