Chapter 13 of Joan Thursday: A Novel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Joan Thursday: A Novel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You betcha life you'll leave me. I knew _that_ before you come into this room!" "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!" In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth. "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Chapter 13 of Joan Thursday: A Novel is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capable of wounding
From this reading “"You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.”
used as expletives
From this reading “"You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.”
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.”
a strong current of air
From this reading “In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.”
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading “"You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.”
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading “"You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “"You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.”
difficult to solve or alleviate
From this reading “In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.”
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In this reading “"You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"”
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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 In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
in the past
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
capable of wounding
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
used as expletives
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
a strong current of air
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
go away from a place
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
above and across; more than
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
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From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And I'm sorry I didn't go long ago--" "The hell you are!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I knew _that_ before you come into this room!"
difficult to solve or alleviate
From this reading In a gust of uncontrollable frenzy, Quard struck her sharply over the mouth.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "You go--d'you hear?--you damn'----" In blind fury Joan flung herself upon him, sobbing, biting, scratching, kicking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You betcha life you'll leave me.
Chapter 13 of Joan Thursday: A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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