Chapter 6 of Life Blood is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Life Blood is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face. "Lou, she's going to come out of it. And when she does, she'll probably explain everything. She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch. A gut feeling."
Chapter 6 of Life Blood is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading “My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “And when she does, she'll probably explain everything.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.”
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
From this reading “A gut feeling."”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.”
a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
From this reading “My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “And when she does, she'll probably explain everything.”
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temporarily
In this reading “My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"Lou, she's going to come out of it.”
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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 My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Lou, she's going to come out of it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when she does, she'll probably explain everything.
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And when she does, she'll probably explain everything.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading And when she does, she'll probably explain everything.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
the act of departing
From this reading "Lou, she's going to come out of it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
From this reading A gut feeling."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
(of a leaf) shaped like a heart
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Lou, she's going to come out of it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lou, she's going to come out of it.
a particular point in time
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Lou, she's going to come out of it.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She's going to be okay any day now, I've got a hunch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
above and across; more than
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading And when she does, she'll probably explain everything.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when she does, she'll probably explain everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when she does, she'll probably explain everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lou, she's going to come out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My heart went out to him, and I reached over and took the locket for a moment, feeling the strong "SRC" engraved on its heart-shaped face.
at the time that
From this reading And when she does, she'll probably explain everything.
Chapter 6 of Life Blood by Thomas Hoover 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.
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