Chapter 6 of 32 Caliber is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of 32 Caliber is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, dear." "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me. I want to know so many things." She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead. Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
Chapter 6 of 32 Caliber is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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react verbally
From this reading “"There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “"There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:”
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 "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
react verbally
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, dear."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
ten 10s
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to know so many things."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I want to know so many things."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I want to know so many things."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
above and across; more than
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I want to know so many things."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She looked away and passed a thin hand over her forehead.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I want to know so many things."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to know so many things."
in the direction of
From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Finally she turned her big brown eyes toward me and said:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to know so many things."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, dear."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There are a hundred questions then that you must answer me.
Chapter 6 of 32 Caliber by Donald McGibeny holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 6 holds 433 sentences of 32 Caliber, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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