Chapter 27 of Daredevil is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Daredevil is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone. Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things. And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang. The Assistant Commissioner took up the receiver.
Chapter 27 of Daredevil is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading “Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.”
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.”
plural of “butt” — thick end of the handle
From this reading “TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.”
a government administrator
From this reading “TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.”
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading “And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “The Assistant Commissioner took up the receiver.”
a blue-green color or pigment
From this reading “TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.”
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.
electric bell that rings to signal a call
In this reading “And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.”
In this reading “Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.”
pursue or resume
In this reading “The Assistant Commissioner took up the receiver.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
plural of “butt” — thick end of the handle
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
a government administrator
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
the act of departing
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
destroyed or killed
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
go away from a place
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
above and across; more than
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner took up the receiver.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
a blue-green color or pigment
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEAL BUTTS IN The Assistant Commissioner did not leave immediately after Storm had gone.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Instead Bill Kennedy and Mr. Teal sat in the Albany talking over many things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Assistant Commissioner took up the receiver.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
at the time that
From this reading And it was when Mr. Kennedy was taking up his gloves preparatory to departure that the telephone bell rang.
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