Chapter 18 of Broken Barriers is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Broken Barriers is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No,” he protested. “It’s not going to be that way! You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black. If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do. I love you too much for that!”
Chapter 18 of Broken Barriers is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put or pin the blame on
From this reading “You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.”
deem to be
From this reading “If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading “If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““No,” he protested.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.”
On the present night.
From this reading “If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.”
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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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.”
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 If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’s not going to be that way!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
deem to be
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
morally reprehensible
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
the act of departing
From this reading “It’s not going to be that way!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” he protested.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s not going to be that way!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love you too much for that!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I love you too much for that!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” he protested.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It’s not going to be that way!
and nothing more
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “No,” he protested.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s not going to be that way!
a special situation
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s not going to be that way!
On the present night.
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I love you too much for that!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It’s not going to be that way!
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I had only myself to consider I’d run away with you tonight; but that would be a despicable thing for me to do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’ve lost your courage and I can’t blame you for seeing things black.
Chapter 18 of Broken Barriers by Meredith Nicholson holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 18 holds 402 sentences of Broken Barriers, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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