Chapter 2 of —And Devious the Line of Duty is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of —And Devious the Line of Duty is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He felt his heart lurch. "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door. "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv. They wirr kirr her--prease come with me!" He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
Chapter 2 of —And Devious the Line of Duty is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.”
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “He felt his heart lurch.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.”
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading “"She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.
at or in the front
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
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From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They wirr kirr her--prease come with me!"
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt his heart lurch.
the act of departing
From this reading "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt his heart lurch.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He felt his heart lurch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They wirr kirr her--prease come with me!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt his heart lurch.
be the source of pain
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wirr kirr her--prease come with me!"
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading He felt his heart lurch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They wirr kirr her--prease come with me!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
not any; not one
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
a course of conduct
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wirr kirr her--prease come with me!"
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wirr kirr her--prease come with me!"
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "She's hurt?" he demanded, and was already on his way to the door.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He asked no more questions but went out the door and up the path, Alonzo running ahead of him.
in or at the place that
From this reading "She are about to cry and she are going to where the tree tigers riv.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They wirr kirr her--prease come with me!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading They wirr kirr her--prease come with me!"
Chapter 2 of —And Devious the Line of Duty by Tom Godwin holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
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