Chapter 20 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tell you what," she said. "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him." Patrick started to smile. "It's a deal." The sun came out from behind a cloud.
Chapter 20 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “The sun came out from behind a cloud.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “"It's a deal."”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “Patrick started to smile.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Patrick started to smile.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Patrick started to smile.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “The sun came out from behind a cloud.”
On the present night.
From this reading “"Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."”
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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 "It's a deal."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun came out from behind a cloud.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sun came out from behind a cloud.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The sun came out from behind a cloud.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "It's a deal."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun came out from behind a cloud.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a deal."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sun came out from behind a cloud.
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading Patrick started to smile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Tell you what," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tell you what," she said.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Patrick started to smile.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Patrick started to smile.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun came out from behind a cloud.
express in words
From this reading "Tell you what," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun came out from behind a cloud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Patrick started to smile.
On the present night.
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Walk me home tonight and I'll show you how much I like him."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Tell you what," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell you what," she said.
Chapter 20 of Joe Burke's Last Stand by John Moncure Wetterau holds 417 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.
Chapter 20 holds 417 sentences of Joe Burke's Last Stand, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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