Chapter 6 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 2 of 3 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 2 of 3 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOSING THE GLOVES. “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.” “Do you know, Prescott, I quite agree with you. I am. I am sick of this sort of life, and I want a change.”
Chapter 6 of All But Lost: A Novel. Vol. 2 of 3 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading ““Do you know, Prescott, I quite agree with you.”
not to your liking
From this reading ““I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.””
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading ““I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.””
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “LOSING THE GLOVES.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “LOSING THE GLOVES.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading ““I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.””
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I am sick of this sort of life, and I want a change.””
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading ““I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.””
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In this reading ““Do you know, Prescott, I quite agree with you.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading ““I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I am sick of this sort of life, and I want a change.”
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “Do you know, Prescott, I quite agree with you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I am sick of this sort of life, and I want a change.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
not to your liking
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know, Prescott, I quite agree with you.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading LOSING THE GLOVES.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you know, Prescott, I quite agree with you.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I am sick of this sort of life, and I want a change.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading LOSING THE GLOVES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Do you know, Prescott, I quite agree with you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I am sick of this sort of life, and I want a change.”
apt to speak irritably
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I am sick of this sort of life, and I want a change.”
express in words
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOSING THE GLOVES.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am sick of this sort of life, and I want a change.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I am sick of this sort of life, and I want a change.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do you know, Prescott, I quite agree with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I TELL you what, Frank, you are getting extremely snappish and disagreeable,” Prescott said one day to his friend, “the sooner you go out of town the better.”
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