Chapter 5 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The bitterness was implicit in her tone. I thanked her again. She hung up. I tried Kirschner. There was only one in the book.
Chapter 5 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
anew
From this reading “I thanked her again.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “The bitterness was implicit in her tone.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “There was only one in the book.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “She hung up.”
implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
From this reading “The bitterness was implicit in her tone.”
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I thanked her again.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “The bitterness was implicit in her tone.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “I tried Kirschner.”
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.
put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
In this reading “She hung up.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading I thanked her again.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading The bitterness was implicit in her tone.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading There was only one in the book.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bitterness was implicit in her tone.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She hung up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thanked her again.
implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
From this reading The bitterness was implicit in her tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bitterness was implicit in her tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tried Kirschner.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one in the book.
and nothing more
From this reading There was only one in the book.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hung up.
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I thanked her again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bitterness was implicit in her tone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was only one in the book.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The bitterness was implicit in her tone.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried Kirschner.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She hung up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bitterness was implicit in her tone.
Chapter 5 of A Bullet for Cinderella by John D. (John Dann) MacDonald holds 435 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 5 holds 435 sentences of A Bullet for Cinderella, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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