Chapter 21 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her mother sighed. "Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful." "Mother! Of course. And I've requested a leave of absence from school."
Chapter 21 of Joe Burke's Last Stand is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “And I've requested a leave of absence from school."”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “"Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “"Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."”
go away from a place
From this reading “And I've requested a leave of absence from school."”
asked for
From this reading “And I've requested a leave of absence from school."”
an educational institution
From this reading “And I've requested a leave of absence from school."”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Her mother sighed.”
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “"Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 And I've requested a leave of absence from school."
the state of being absent
From this reading And I've requested a leave of absence from school."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I've requested a leave of absence from school."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And I've requested a leave of absence from school."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother sighed.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I've requested a leave of absence from school."
go away from a place
From this reading And I've requested a leave of absence from school."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother sighed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."
asked for
From this reading And I've requested a leave of absence from school."
an educational institution
From this reading And I've requested a leave of absence from school."
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Her mother sighed.
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading "Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Willow, I hope you're being careful."
Chapter 21 of Joe Burke's Last Stand by John Moncure Wetterau holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 21 holds 401 sentences of Joe Burke's Last Stand, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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