Chapter 3 of Dancing Devil range is here in full — 508 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dancing Devil range is here in full — 508 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife. “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around. Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.” “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack. “Him or his ghost.”
Chapter 3 of Dancing Devil range is here in full — 508 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pair who associate with one another
From this reading ““A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading ““Him or his ghost.””
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading ““A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.”
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading ““You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.””
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading ““A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading ““A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.”
not only so, but
From this reading ““Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.”
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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 couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
at any time
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Him or his ghost.”
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Him or his ghost.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
ten 10s
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
by chance
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Him or his ghost.”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe he was comin’ back--I dunno.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “A couple hundred yards further along the grade is a place where he could turn his outfit around.
not only so, but
From this reading “Yeah, it looks thataway,” replied Hashknife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You ain’t sure he _ever_ was down here, are yuh?” asked Hack.
Chapter 3 of Dancing Devil range by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 508 sentences, grouped into 102 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 3 holds 508 sentences of Dancing Devil range, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.
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About 128 minutes of reading across 308 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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