Chapter 7 of Feathers left around is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Feathers left around is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed. If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!” “But how could he manage it?” “Somebody managed it. You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
Chapter 7 of Feathers left around is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!””
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.”
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading “If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!””
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
From this reading “THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.”
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading “If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!””
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading “THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.”
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading “THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.”
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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to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.”
In this reading “If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
a special loved one
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
set up or found
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But how could he manage it?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
and nothing more
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Somebody managed it.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody managed it.
in the near future
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
at the time that
From this reading You remember, when we talked about murder, Knox said shooting was his choice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he found Anna out on the balcony flirting with Curran, he would kill him just as soon as he could manage it!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SISTER ARRIVES “BUT you see, Pauline, darling, Ned Knox is impulsive, belligerent and pig-headed.
Chapter 7 of Feathers left around by Carolyn Wells holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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 7 holds 284 sentences of Feathers left around, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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