Chapter 23 of Larry Dexter, Reporter is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Larry Dexter, Reporter is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried. Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms. Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat. “This one’s alive! Hurry him to the hospital!” cried a physician.
Chapter 23 of Larry Dexter, Reporter is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.”
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.”
(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
From this reading “A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.”
plural of “jacket” — a short coat
From this reading “Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Hurry him to the hospital!” cried a physician.”
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading “Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.”
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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 A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
possessing life
From this reading “This one’s alive!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Hurry him to the hospital!” cried a physician.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
a social unit living together
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hurry him to the hospital!” cried a physician.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Hurry him to the hospital!” cried a physician.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry him to the hospital!” cried a physician.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
plural of “jacket” — a short coat
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
not in physical motion
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This one’s alive!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
above and across; more than
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Hurry him to the hospital!” cried a physician.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
not in physical motion
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This one’s alive!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Coats and jackets, dirty from the oil, were torn open, and skillful hands felt to see if hearts still beat.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FAMILY HEIRLOOM Down to the ground the hapless burdens were carried.
which person or people
From this reading Doctors who had been summoned bent hastily over the motionless forms.
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