Chapter 18 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Top o' the mornin', Patrick." Patrick found himself laughing along with him. "By Jesus," he said, "top o' the mornin' to you, too." They were leaving. Billy escorted them to the open doorway.
Chapter 18 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Billy escorted them to the open doorway.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “Billy escorted them to the open doorway.”
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading “Billy escorted them to the open doorway.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “"By Jesus," he said, "top o' the mornin' to you, too."”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “Patrick found himself laughing along with him.”
the act of departing
From this reading “They were leaving.”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “"Top o' the mornin', Patrick."”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “"Top o' the mornin', Patrick."”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Patrick found himself laughing along with him.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy escorted them to the open doorway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Jesus," he said, "top o' the mornin' to you, too."
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Billy escorted them to the open doorway.
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading Billy escorted them to the open doorway.
set up or found
From this reading Patrick found himself laughing along with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By Jesus," he said, "top o' the mornin' to you, too."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Patrick found himself laughing along with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Patrick found himself laughing along with him.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading "By Jesus," he said, "top o' the mornin' to you, too."
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Patrick found himself laughing along with him.
the act of departing
From this reading They were leaving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Top o' the mornin', Patrick."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Top o' the mornin', Patrick."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Billy escorted them to the open doorway.
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading "Top o' the mornin', Patrick."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "By Jesus," he said, "top o' the mornin' to you, too."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Top o' the mornin', Patrick."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Billy escorted them to the open doorway.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were leaving.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "By Jesus," he said, "top o' the mornin' to you, too."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "By Jesus," he said, "top o' the mornin' to you, too."
the upper part of anything
From this reading "Top o' the mornin', Patrick."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were leaving.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Patrick found himself laughing along with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "By Jesus," he said, "top o' the mornin' to you, too."
Chapter 18 of Joe Burke's Last Stand by John Moncure Wetterau holds 415 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 18 holds 415 sentences of Joe Burke's Last Stand, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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