Chapter 13 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thanks, Brah." Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him. She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street. Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step. Rhiannon's scent lingered in the apartment.
Chapter 13 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “Rhiannon's scent lingered in the apartment.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.”
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.”
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “Rhiannon's scent lingered in the apartment.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “Rhiannon's scent lingered in the apartment.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Thanks, Brah."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Rhiannon's scent lingered in the apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thanks, Brah."
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rhiannon's scent lingered in the apartment.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Rhiannon's scent lingered in the apartment.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rhiannon's scent lingered in the apartment.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading Rhiannon's scent lingered in the apartment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks, Brah."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
up to a particular time
From this reading She held his eyes until the cab turned out into the street.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Rhiannon rolled down the window and turned her face to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joe walked up the stairs, feeling heavier with each step.
Chapter 13 of Joe Burke's Last Stand by John Moncure Wetterau holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 13 holds 413 sentences of Joe Burke's Last Stand, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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