Chapter 12 of Hellflower is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Hellflower is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne. "I have neither time nor patience." Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster. Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment. Then he waved his gun.
Chapter 12 of Hellflower is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.”
a city in northwestern England
From this reading “Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.”
that have been left
From this reading “Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “"I have neither time nor patience."”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.”
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading “Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Then he waved his gun.”
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.”
temporarily
In this reading “Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.”
In this reading “Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.”
In this reading “Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Then he waved his gun.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have neither time nor patience."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he waved his gun.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he waved his gun.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have neither time nor patience."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
the force of workers available
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "I have neither time nor patience."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "I have neither time nor patience."
that have been left
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "I have neither time nor patience."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
transport commercially
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he waved his gun.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Both men goggled at the big ship parked there and Farradyne let them look at it for a moment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I have neither time nor patience."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
up to a particular time
From this reading Morgan climbed into the truck and drove it from the road through the trees until they came to the Lancaster.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Then he waved his gun.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Act like you believe that and you will," snapped Farradyne.
Chapter 12 of Hellflower by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 12 holds 400 sentences of Hellflower, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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