Chapter 31 of Love under Fire is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Love under Fire is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room. It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window. I faced Hardy again with a question: "Not here! Where has she gone?"
Chapter 31 of Love under Fire is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “I faced Hardy again with a question:”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “I faced Hardy again with a question:”
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading “It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.”
a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading “It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.”
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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 was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
anew
From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
apart from; not including
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Where has she gone?"
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question:
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where has she gone?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Not here!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not here!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where has she gone?"
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where has she gone?"
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question:
Chapter 31 of Love under Fire by Randall Parrish holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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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