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Chapter 2 of Call Him Savage is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story. I walked over to him. "Let's get one thing straight, mister. If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it. A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
Chapter 2 of Call Him Savage is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “"Let's get one thing straight, mister.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.”
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.”
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In this reading “A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.”
In this reading “If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.”
In this reading “If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.”
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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 few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
in the past
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
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From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Let's get one thing straight, mister.
the act of departing
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I walked over to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked over to him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
go away from a place
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's get one thing straight, mister.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Let's get one thing straight, mister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Let's get one thing straight, mister.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
above and across; more than
From this reading I walked over to him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
having a supporting base
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
not in physical motion
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Let's get one thing straight, mister.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
a special situation
From this reading "Let's get one thing straight, mister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I walked over to him.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked over to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
during the time that
From this reading Enoch Wetzel was still standing exactly as he had while telling his story.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you and I are going to work together, we leave personal feelings out of it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A few minutes ago I passed a remark or two about one of your relatives and you tried to knock my head off.
Chapter 2 of Call Him Savage by Howard Browne holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 423 sentences of Call Him Savage, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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