Chapter 14 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This is Tal." "I'm sorry. I'm afraid you have the wrong number." "I'll be there at ten like you said." "That's perfectly all right."
Chapter 14 of A Bullet for Cinderella is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I'm afraid you have the wrong number."”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “"I'll be there at ten like you said."”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “I'm afraid you have the wrong number."”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"That's perfectly all right."”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"That's perfectly all right."”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I'm sorry.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “"I'll be there at ten like you said."”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “I'm afraid you have the wrong number."”
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.
In this reading “"I'll be there at ten like you said."”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
(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 "That's perfectly all right."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sorry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is Tal."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "That's perfectly all right."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's perfectly all right."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is Tal."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's perfectly all right."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I'll be there at ten like you said."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is Tal."
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm afraid you have the wrong number."
Chapter 14 of A Bullet for Cinderella by John D. (John Dann) MacDonald holds 416 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 14 holds 416 sentences of A Bullet for Cinderella, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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