Chapter 12 of Anderson Crow, Detective is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Anderson Crow, Detective is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hey! Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!" "You needen be 'fraid, An'erson. I woulden hurt you fer whole United States. Where's my hussam, An'erson?"
Chapter 12 of Anderson Crow, Detective is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"”
be the source of pain
From this reading “I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"”
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading “Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.”
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From this reading "You needen be 'fraid, An'erson.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You needen be 'fraid, An'erson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needen be 'fraid, An'erson.
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From this reading "Hey!
be the source of pain
From this reading I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's my hussam, An'erson?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Where's my hussam, An'erson?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needen be 'fraid, An'erson.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"
a special situation
From this reading Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stop wavin' that thing around like that, Lucy Rank!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's my hussam, An'erson?"
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I woulden hurt you fer whole United States.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You needen be 'fraid, An'erson.
Chapter 12 of Anderson Crow, Detective by George Barr McCutcheon holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 12 holds 407 sentences of Anderson Crow, Detective, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Anderson Crow, Detective by George Barr McCutcheon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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