Chapter 2 of Ye of Little Faith is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Ye of Little Faith is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dr. Grant was not there. The podium was unoccupied. So were all four hundred seats. There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student. In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.
Chapter 2 of Ye of Little Faith is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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let have
From this reading “Dr. Grant was not there.”
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading “The podium was unoccupied.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.”
plural of “regent” — members of a governing board
From this reading “In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “So were all four hundred seats.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.”
not held or filled or in use
From this reading “The podium was unoccupied.”
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the exclusive social set of a city
In this reading “So were all four hundred seats.”
In this reading “In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.”
In this reading “So were all four hundred seats.”
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From this reading There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So were all four hundred seats.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Grant was not there.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.
apart from; not including
From this reading There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading So were all four hundred seats.
let have
From this reading Dr. Grant was not there.
ten 10s
From this reading So were all four hundred seats.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.
not any; not one
From this reading There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dr. Grant was not there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading The podium was unoccupied.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.
plural of “regent” — members of a governing board
From this reading In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading So were all four hundred seats.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So were all four hundred seats.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading There was, in fact, no one in room 304 except the one terrified student.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The podium was unoccupied.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Dr. Grant was not there.
not held or filled or in use
From this reading The podium was unoccupied.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. Grant was not there.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So were all four hundred seats.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In due course the police arrived, along with the regents.
Chapter 2 of Ye of Little Faith by Rog Phillips holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Ye of Little Faith, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Ye of Little Faith by Rog Phillips exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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