Chapter 4 of Deadly City is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Deadly City is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet. He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented. Then his eyes focused on Frank. "You hit me with the goddam phone." "Yeah--I hit you."
Chapter 4 of Deadly City is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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deprived of sight
From this reading “He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.”
being in focus or brought into focus
From this reading “Then his eyes focused on Frank.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"You hit me with the goddam phone."”
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 “"You hit me with the goddam phone."”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.”
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.”
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading “He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.”
not only so, but
From this reading “"Yeah--I hit you."”
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.
temporarily
In this reading “He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.”
In this reading “He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
deprived of sight
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then his eyes focused on Frank.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
being in focus or brought into focus
From this reading Then his eyes focused on Frank.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Then his eyes focused on Frank.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "You hit me with the goddam phone."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "You hit me with the goddam phone."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yeah--I hit you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You hit me with the goddam phone."
a particular point in time
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then his eyes focused on Frank.
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 "You hit me with the goddam phone."
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his eyes focused on Frank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim pushed her roughly away and staggered to his feet.
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You hit me with the goddam phone."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He stood swaying for a moment, his head turning; for all the world like a bull blinded and tormented.
not only so, but
From this reading "Yeah--I hit you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You hit me with the goddam phone."
Chapter 4 of Deadly City by Paul W. Fairman holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 430 sentences of Deadly City, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Deadly City by Paul W. Fairman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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