Chapter 4 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Maybe not. I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself." She watched me gravely. "Are you, Tal?" It was an uncomfortable question.
Chapter 4 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."”
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading “I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “She watched me gravely.”
by chance
From this reading “"Maybe not.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."”
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “It was an uncomfortable question.”
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.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you, Tal?"
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading She watched me gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe not.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She watched me gravely.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Maybe not.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched me gravely.
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you, Tal?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading I'm the beer, bowling, and sports page type myself."
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an uncomfortable question.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She watched me gravely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you, Tal?"
Chapter 4 of A Bullet for Cinderella by John D. (John Dann) MacDonald holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 398 sentences of A Bullet for Cinderella, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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