Chapter 3 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am here," she said. "Now tell me." With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste. "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said. "Two spirit- shops have been broken open.
Chapter 3 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “"There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “"There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “"There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.”
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “"Two spirit- shops have been broken open.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.”
in a wary manner
From this reading “With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
anew
From this reading "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am here," she said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Two spirit- shops have been broken open.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Two spirit- shops have been broken open.
opinion or judgment
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Two spirit- shops have been broken open.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I am here," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am here," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now tell me."
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now tell me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Two spirit- shops have been broken open.
with speed
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am here," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am here," she said.
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "Two spirit- shops have been broken open.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "Two spirit- shops have been broken open.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
express in words
From this reading "Now tell me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is a mob gathering again at the market," he said.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two spirit- shops have been broken open.
in a wary manner
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
during the time that
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With eyes that glanced about warily while he spoke, he told her quickly, in low tones of haste.
Chapter 3 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories by Perceval Gibbon holds 409 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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