Chapter 2 of The Unforgiving Offender is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Unforgiving Offender is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Have you seen the _Evening Telegraph_?" he asked. "No?--Well, Amherst has come back!" "Back--to America?" asked Burgoyne. "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe! What do you think of that?"
Chapter 2 of The Unforgiving Offender is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “"Back--to America?" asked Burgoyne.”
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading “"Back--to America?" asked Burgoyne.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “"Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “"Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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be restored
In this reading “"No?--Well, Amherst has come back!"”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “What do you think of that?"”
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anew
From this reading "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading "Back--to America?" asked Burgoyne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No?--Well, Amherst has come back!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have you seen the _Evening Telegraph_?" he asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "No?--Well, Amherst has come back!"
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading "Back--to America?" asked Burgoyne.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "No?--Well, Amherst has come back!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of that?"
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Have you seen the _Evening Telegraph_?" he asked.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No?--Well, Amherst has come back!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you seen the _Evening Telegraph_?" he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have you seen the _Evening Telegraph_?" he asked.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!
not any; not one
From this reading "No?--Well, Amherst has come back!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What do you think of that?"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Have you seen the _Evening Telegraph_?" he asked.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading "Have you seen the _Evening Telegraph_?" he asked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What do you think of that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Have you seen the _Evening Telegraph_?" he asked.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What do you think of that?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Back--to America?" asked Burgoyne.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "No?--Well, Amherst has come back!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think of that?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Back to _this town_--and gone again--with Mrs. Amherst and the children--to Europe!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you seen the _Evening Telegraph_?" he asked.
Chapter 2 of The Unforgiving Offender by John Reed Scott holds 411 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.
Chapter 2 holds 411 sentences of The Unforgiving Offender, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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