Chapter 2 of X Y Z: A Detective Story is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of X Y Z: A Detective Story is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back. "She is not far away; of that you may be sure. But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up. You would not know her in her mask. Besides, if you remain still she will come to you."
Chapter 2 of X Y Z: A Detective Story is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, if you remain still she will come to you."”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “You would not know her in her mask.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Besides, if you remain still she will come to you."”
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading “But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, if you remain still she will come to you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Besides, if you remain still she will come to you."
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Besides, if you remain still she will come to you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You would not know her in her mask.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You would not know her in her mask.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading You would not know her in her mask.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Besides, if you remain still she will come to you."
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
not in physical motion
From this reading Besides, if you remain still she will come to you."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But my companion, seizing me by the arm, drew me back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But it will never do for you to try and hunt her up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would not know her in her mask.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She is not far away; of that you may be sure.
Chapter 2 of X Y Z: A Detective Story by Anna Katharine Green holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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