Chapter 5 of Life Blood is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Life Blood is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses. But maybe I was getting somewhere. As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued. "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here. So let me try and put my efforts into perspective.
Chapter 5 of Life Blood is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading “As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.”
a passageway under a curved masonry construction
From this reading “As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.”
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading “I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.”
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading “As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.”
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading “I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “So let me try and put my efforts into perspective.”
plural of “sinus” — an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
From this reading “I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.”
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In this reading “"You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.”
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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 "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
a passageway under a curved masonry construction
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But maybe I was getting somewhere.
without stop or interruption
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading So let me try and put my efforts into perspective.
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But maybe I was getting somewhere.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
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From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
and nothing more
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So let me try and put my efforts into perspective.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
by chance
From this reading But maybe I was getting somewhere.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So let me try and put my efforts into perspective.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading So let me try and put my efforts into perspective.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So let me try and put my efforts into perspective.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
plural of “sinus” — an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So let me try and put my efforts into perspective.
in or at or to some place
From this reading But maybe I was getting somewhere.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading So let me try and put my efforts into perspective.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But maybe I was getting somewhere.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As we started out through the stone archway and into the rear garden, which seemed to extend for acres, he continued.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I just nodded, not looking forward to the harsh wind that would assault my inflamed sinuses.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You seem to have a lot of questions about what I'm doing here.
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