Chapter 6 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out. There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up. I walked. The walk wasn't long enough. By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
Chapter 6 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.”
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading “The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.”
hurting
From this reading “By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “The walk wasn't long enough.”
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a man who is roughly between 45 and 65 years old
In this reading “The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.”
In this reading “The walk wasn't long enough.”
In this reading “There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.”
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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 was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The walk wasn't long enough.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The walk wasn't long enough.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
hurting
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
not in physical motion
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The walk wasn't long enough.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walk wasn't long enough.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
Chapter 6 of A Bullet for Cinderella by John D. (John Dann) MacDonald holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 389 sentences of A Bullet for Cinderella, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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