Chapter 8 of El Diablo is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of El Diablo is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?" Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer. Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes. Then he said quietly: "I expect you to train them." "My God!"
Chapter 8 of El Diablo is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a factory where food is canned
From this reading “Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.”
plural of “cripple” — someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
From this reading “A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"”
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading “A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"”
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading “Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.”
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading “Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.”
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading “Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.”
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading “A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.”
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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 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
with anger
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
a factory where food is canned
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
plural of “cripple” — someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "My God!"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I expect you to train them."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I expect you to train them."
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
with low volume
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I expect you to train them."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I expect you to train them."
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Gregory looked hard at McCoy's flushed face and snapping gray eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I expect you to train them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I expect you to train them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
create by training and teaching
From this reading Then he said quietly: "I expect you to train them."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE "What do you expect me to do with a bunch of cripples like that?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Jack McCoy burst into the office of the Legonia Fish Cannery and hurled the question angrily at his young employer.
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