Chapter 15 of Half a Rogue is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Half a Rogue is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful. Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition. Everybody expected it. It was, in the phraseology of the day, cut and dried. There was no surprise on the part of the public.
Chapter 15 of Half a Rogue is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
From this reading “The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.”
a large formal assembly
From this reading “The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.”
not still wet
From this reading “It was, in the phraseology of the day, cut and dried.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.”
appointed by nomination
From this reading “Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.”
the manner in which something is expressed in words
From this reading “It was, in the phraseology of the day, cut and dried.”
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading “The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.”
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading “The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was, in the phraseology of the day, cut and dried.
meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
From this reading The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.
a large formal assembly
From this reading The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading It was, in the phraseology of the day, cut and dried.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was, in the phraseology of the day, cut and dried.
not still wet
From this reading It was, in the phraseology of the day, cut and dried.
every person
From this reading Everybody expected it.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Everybody expected it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
ancient city; now destroyed
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, in the phraseology of the day, cut and dried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody expected it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
the head of a city government
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
not any; not one
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
appointed by nomination
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no surprise on the part of the public.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There was no surprise on the part of the public.
the manner in which something is expressed in words
From this reading It was, in the phraseology of the day, cut and dried.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading There was no surprise on the part of the public.
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading There was no surprise on the part of the public.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no surprise on the part of the public.
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Republican caucus or convention was uneventful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Warrington was nominated for mayor of Herculaneum, with little or no opposition.
Chapter 15 of Half a Rogue by Harold MacGrath holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 380 sentences of Half a Rogue, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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