Chapter 29 of A Debt of Honor is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of A Debt of Honor is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GERALD IS RELEASED. AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement. There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face. “I say, boss,” he said. “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
Chapter 29 of A Debt of Honor is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading ““I say, boss,” he said.”
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading “AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.”
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.”
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading “GERALD IS RELEASED.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.”
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.
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in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.”
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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 a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “I say, boss,” he said.
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERALD IS RELEASED.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I say, boss,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say, boss,” he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GERALD IS RELEASED.
go away from a place
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading GERALD IS RELEASED.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I say, boss,” he said.
express in words
From this reading “I say, boss,” he said.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT length the door was opened and Gerald was free to leave his place of confinement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a cunning smile on Tip’s weazened face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ain’t you goin’ to give me somethin’ for lettin’ you out?”
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