Chapter 19 of Another Man's Shoes is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Another Man's Shoes is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark." Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me. "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun." I stored it away in my side pocket. "No guns, Billy," I said, "except as a last resort.
Chapter 19 of Another Man's Shoes is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading “Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.”
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading “"No guns, Billy," I said, "except as a last resort.”
past form of “rummage” — search haphazardly
From this reading “Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.”
chosen in preference to another
From this reading “Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.”
a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
From this reading “"A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."”
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading “I stored it away in my side pocket.”
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an expedient adopted only in desperation
In this reading “"No guns, Billy," I said, "except as a last resort.”
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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 "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "No guns, Billy," I said, "except as a last resort.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I stored it away in my side pocket.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
apart from; not including
From this reading "No guns, Billy," I said, "except as a last resort.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "No guns, Billy," I said, "except as a last resort.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
immediately past
From this reading "No guns, Billy," I said, "except as a last resort.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
not any; not one
From this reading "No guns, Billy," I said, "except as a last resort.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
above and across; more than
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I stored it away in my side pocket.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading "No guns, Billy," I said, "except as a last resort.
past form of “rummage” — search haphazardly
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
chosen in preference to another
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
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From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I stored it away in my side pocket.
a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading I stored it away in my side pocket.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
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From this reading Billy rummaged in the tool-box, selected the article in question, and handed it over to me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "A good, heavy spanner," I said, "will be about my mark."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you get well home with that," he observed, "we shan't have much need of a gun."
Chapter 19 of Another Man's Shoes by Victor Bridges holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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