Chapter 13 of Highways in Hiding is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Highways in Hiding is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range. "You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her. "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way." "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is." But she did step it up a bit, at that.
Chapter 13 of Highways in Hiding is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading “"Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."”
a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
From this reading “"Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."”
the production of a litter of pigs
From this reading “"You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.”
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading “"If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.”
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading “"If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."”
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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 But she did step it up a bit, at that.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading But she did step it up a bit, at that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did step it up a bit, at that.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did step it up a bit, at that.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
the production of a litter of pigs
From this reading "You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
an association of criminals
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her.
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From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
most important element
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did step it up a bit, at that.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading But she did step it up a bit, at that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Steve, I'm holding this crate on the road by main force and awkwardness as it is."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But she did step it up a bit, at that.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
precisely as stated
From this reading The gang behind, of course, followed us, staying at the very edge of my range.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If that gang to our South stays there, we'll not be able to turn down Homestead way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have to fly, Farrow," I told her.
Chapter 13 of Highways in Hiding by George O. (George Oliver) Smith holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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