Chapter 2 of Windsor Castle is here in full — 1120 sentences across 224 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Windsor Castle is here in full — 1120 sentences across 224 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition. Vanity--vanity is the rock they split upon. May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.” “I have no fear,” replied Surrey. As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
Chapter 2 of Windsor Castle is here in full — 1120 sentences across 224 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 19/224 · 5 reading units · Lines 91–95
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.”
a cherished desire
From this reading “The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.””
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.””
separate into parts or portions
From this reading “Vanity--vanity is the rock they split upon.”
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading ““I have no fear,” replied Surrey.”
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “Vanity--vanity is the rock they split upon.”
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 As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
not being in a specified place
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
a cherished desire
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
placed in a grave
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I have no fear,” replied Surrey.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vanity--vanity is the rock they split upon.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no fear,” replied Surrey.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I have no fear,” replied Surrey.
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Vanity--vanity is the rock they split upon.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
separate into parts or portions
From this reading Vanity--vanity is the rock they split upon.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading “I have no fear,” replied Surrey.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vanity--vanity is the rock they split upon.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Vanity--vanity is the rock they split upon.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading Vanity--vanity is the rock they split upon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he spoke, there was a slight noise in that part of the chamber which was buried in darkness.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The absent are always in danger; and few women are proof against ambition.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May you never experience from Richmond the wrong I have experienced from his father.”
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