Chapter 2 of The Red City is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Red City is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was an uproar. "We are citizens, we would have you to know. Damn your titles! We are citizens, not gentlemen." "That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.
Chapter 2 of The Red City is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “"We are citizens, we would have you to know.”
used as expletives
From this reading “Damn your titles!”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “We are citizens, not gentlemen."”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"We are citizens, we would have you to know.”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “"That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “"That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.”
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “Damn your titles!”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “There was an uproar.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an uproar.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are citizens, we would have you to know.
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading "We are citizens, we would have you to know.
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From this reading "That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.
used as expletives
From this reading Damn your titles!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading We are citizens, not gentlemen."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We are citizens, we would have you to know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We are citizens, we would have you to know.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are citizens, not gentlemen."
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading "That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is my opinion," said De Courval, rising.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an uproar.
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Damn your titles!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are citizens, we would have you to know.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading There was an uproar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an uproar.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are citizens, we would have you to know.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We are citizens, we would have you to know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We are citizens, we would have you to know.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Damn your titles!
Chapter 2 of The Red City by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of The Red City, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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