Chapter 21 of Drome is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Drome is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT DID IT MEAN? "The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes. "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver." "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him. He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.
Chapter 21 of Drome is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “"The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.”
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading “He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.”
load anew
From this reading “He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.”
past form of “reload” — load anew
From this reading “"And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."”
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “"And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “"And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."”
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading “"The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.”
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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move out of or depart from
In this reading “He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT DID IT MEAN?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.
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From this reading "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT DID IT MEAN?
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading WHAT DID IT MEAN?
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading "The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."
not any; not one
From this reading "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.
load anew
From this reading He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.
past form of “reload” — load anew
From this reading "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading "The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that reminds me: I haven't reloaded my revolver."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The help is coming, Bill," said Milton Rhodes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading He got out the weapon and proceeded to reload it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT DID IT MEAN?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would lose no time in doing so," I told him.
Chapter 21 of Drome by John Martin Leahy holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 21 holds 181 sentences of Drome, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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