Chapter 17 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tweet. What are you doing up?" "Couldn't sleep--smelled the coffee. We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy." "Tweet, tweet."
Chapter 17 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “"Couldn't sleep--smelled the coffee.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"Couldn't sleep--smelled the coffee.”
past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
From this reading “"Couldn't sleep--smelled the coffee.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."”
make a weak, chirping sound
From this reading “"Tweet.”
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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 We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing up?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading "Couldn't sleep--smelled the coffee.
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From this reading "Couldn't sleep--smelled the coffee.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What are you doing up?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Couldn't sleep--smelled the coffee.
past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
From this reading "Couldn't sleep--smelled the coffee.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Couldn't sleep--smelled the coffee.
make a weak, chirping sound
From this reading "Tweet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What are you doing up?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a late delivery; see if you can get the stuff out before it gets busy."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you doing up?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you doing up?"
Chapter 17 of Joe Burke's Last Stand by John Moncure Wetterau holds 416 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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