Chapter 2 of The Stolen White Elephant is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Stolen White Elephant is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Aha! a confederate of the thieves! The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector. He dictated the following telegram to Darley: Arrest the man and force him to name his pals. Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.
Chapter 2 of The Stolen White Elephant is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading ““Aha! a confederate of the thieves!”
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading “He dictated the following telegram to Darley:”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector.”
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.”
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “He dictated the following telegram to Darley:”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading ““Aha! a confederate of the thieves!”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Aha! a confederate of the thieves!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aha! a confederate of the thieves!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.
take into custody
From this reading Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading “Aha! a confederate of the thieves!
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dictated the following telegram to Darley:
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading He dictated the following telegram to Darley:
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading He dictated the following telegram to Darley:
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dictated the following telegram to Darley:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.
absolutely essential
From this reading Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Aha! a confederate of the thieves!
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.
plural of “pal” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Arrest the man and force him to name his pals.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading He dictated the following telegram to Darley:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Aha! a confederate of the thieves!
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Aha! a confederate of the thieves!
a special situation
From this reading The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He dictated the following telegram to Darley:
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Continue to follow the tracks to the Pacific, if necessary.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The thing, grows warm,” said the inspector.
Chapter 2 of The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 229 sentences of The Stolen White Elephant, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 229 sentences, grouped into 46 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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