Chapter 15 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair. "Yes?" she said encouragingly, for his lips had moved. "I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary. "What?" "Hope!" he said, aloud, and gave her his hand.
Chapter 15 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “"Hope!" he said, aloud, and gave her his hand.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “"I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “"Yes?" she said encouragingly, for his lips had moved.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary.”
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 She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "Hope!" he said, aloud, and gave her his hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hope!" he said, aloud, and gave her his hand.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
in an encouraging manner
From this reading "Yes?" she said encouragingly, for his lips had moved.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes?" she said encouragingly, for his lips had moved.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Hope!" he said, aloud, and gave her his hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes?" she said encouragingly, for his lips had moved.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Hope!" he said, aloud, and gave her his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Hope!" he said, aloud, and gave her his hand.
crowded or massed together
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Yes?" she said encouragingly, for his lips had moved.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading "Yes?" she said encouragingly, for his lips had moved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes?" she said encouragingly, for his lips had moved.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She smiled down into his face, as he looked slowly up at her, huddled like a lay figure between the arms of the big chair.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "I feel," he said in a whisper---- "Yes," urged Mary.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes?" she said encouragingly, for his lips had moved.
Chapter 15 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories by Perceval Gibbon holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 15 holds 399 sentences of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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