Chapter 2 of The Red Widow is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Red Widow is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said. "When would that be convenient?" "Any time after next Wednesday," she replied. "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone." "Excellent!
Chapter 2 of The Red Widow is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."”
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading “"When would that be convenient?"”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “"Excellent!”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “"As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."”
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading “"As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “"Any time after next Wednesday," she replied.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."”
In this reading “"Any time after next Wednesday," she replied.”
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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 "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
later than; following
From this reading "Any time after next Wednesday," she replied.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any time after next Wednesday," she replied.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading "When would that be convenient?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading "Excellent!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
absolutely essential
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Any time after next Wednesday," she replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
go across or through
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Any time after next Wednesday," she replied.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Any time after next Wednesday," she replied.
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When would that be convenient?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Any time after next Wednesday," she replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading "Any time after next Wednesday," she replied.
at the time that
From this reading "When would that be convenient?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "As a matter of fact, I have some shopping to do in town before I return to Scotland, so I can kill two birds with one stone."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "When would that be convenient?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I fear it will be necessary for you to go to London to pass the doctor," he said.
Chapter 2 of The Red Widow by William Le Queux holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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