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Chapter 3 of Blood on my jets is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thorsten! You heard me--how much for your wife?" He cursed me. His voice was a lot lower than it had been. "I've got a gun on her, Thorsten."
Chapter 3 of Blood on my jets is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “He cursed me.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"I've got a gun on her, Thorsten."”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"I've got a gun on her, Thorsten."”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “You heard me--how much for your wife?"”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “His voice was a lot lower than it had been.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “His voice was a lot lower than it had been.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “His voice was a lot lower than it had been.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “You heard me--how much for your wife?"”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading He cursed me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You heard me--how much for your wife?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got a gun on her, Thorsten."
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "I've got a gun on her, Thorsten."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cursed me.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You heard me--how much for your wife?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I've got a gun on her, Thorsten."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You heard me--how much for your wife?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got a gun on her, Thorsten."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You heard me--how much for your wife?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You heard me--how much for your wife?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I've got a gun on her, Thorsten."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thorsten!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice was a lot lower than it had been.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading You heard me--how much for your wife?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You heard me--how much for your wife?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You heard me--how much for your wife?"
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