Chapter 3 of In the Cause of Freedom is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of In the Cause of Freedom is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent. “You are plucking unshot birds,” I said. “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself. You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.” I was glad that that made him lose his temper.
Chapter 3 of In the Cause of Freedom is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.””
take into custody
From this reading ““There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.”
commanding attention
From this reading “You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.””
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading ““You are plucking unshot birds,” I said.”
-ing form of “pluck” — pull or pull out sharply
From this reading ““You are plucking unshot birds,” I said.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “I was glad that that made him lose his temper.”
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In this reading “VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.”
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are plucking unshot birds,” I said.
take into custody
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
commanding attention
From this reading You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “You are plucking unshot birds,” I said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
one or the other of two
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I was glad that that made him lose his temper.
the act of departing
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was glad that that made him lose his temper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was glad that that made him lose his temper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I was glad that that made him lose his temper.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I was glad that that made him lose his temper.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
not any; not one
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.”
-ing form of “pluck” — pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “You are plucking unshot birds,” I said.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are plucking unshot birds,” I said.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading I was glad that that made him lose his temper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was glad that that made him lose his temper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
a special situation
From this reading You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There is not going to be any arrest either of this lady or myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are plucking unshot birds,” I said.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can end the thing anyhow you please, short of arresting either of us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOLNA DRAKONA I lost no time in undeceiving the police agent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was glad that that made him lose his temper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are plucking unshot birds,” I said.
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