Chapter 2 of The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pst! S'Richard," whispered the man hurriedly. "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room. CHAPTER FOUR. MARK IN A HOLE.
Chapter 2 of The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER FOUR.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “"Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “MARK IN A HOLE.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “S'Richard," whispered the man hurriedly.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “MARK IN A HOLE.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “"Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “"Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.”
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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 "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER FOUR.
fall or come down violently
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
to come or go into
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading CHAPTER FOUR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
an opening into or through something
From this reading MARK IN A HOLE.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading S'Richard," whispered the man hurriedly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARK IN A HOLE.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading S'Richard," whispered the man hurriedly.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading MARK IN A HOLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States
From this reading "Pst!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S'Richard," whispered the man hurriedly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading S'Richard," whispered the man hurriedly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
during the time that
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading S'Richard," whispered the man hurriedly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Talk of the No-we-never-mentions-him, and you see his--" The door opened with a crash, and made the pictures swing upon the wall, while Jerry drew on one side to let the fresh-comer enter the room.
Chapter 2 of The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures by George Manville Fenn holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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