Chapter 2 of Three Young Knights is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Three Young Knights is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jot gasped with horror. The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark. After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed. "Kent! Kent!
Chapter 2 of Three Young Knights is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confined by bonds
From this reading “After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Jot gasped with horror.”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Jot gasped with horror.”
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading “Jot gasped with horror.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “"Kent!”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.”
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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 After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
later than; following
From this reading After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
confined by bonds
From this reading After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Jot gasped with horror.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Jot gasped with horror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
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From this reading After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading Jot gasped with horror.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading "Kent!
immediately past
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After one instant's hesitation he made a bound for the bed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
having a supporting base
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The last match went out and left him standing there in the dark.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jot gasped with horror.
Chapter 2 of Three Young Knights by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 162 sentences of Three Young Knights, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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