Chapter 3 of Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house one is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house one is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM Mush.... Mush.... GRANT I’ll kill you forever now. (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die. Die forever....
Chapter 3 of Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house one is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
for a limitless time
From this reading “GRANT I’ll kill you forever now.”
let have
From this reading “GRANT I’ll kill you forever now.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “GRANT I’ll kill you forever now.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “(_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “(_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.”
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading “TOM Mush....”
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “(_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading “(_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.”
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take and lift upward
In this reading “(_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
for a limitless time
From this reading GRANT I’ll kill you forever now.
let have
From this reading GRANT I’ll kill you forever now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRANT I’ll kill you forever now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading GRANT I’ll kill you forever now.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading TOM Mush....
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading GRANT I’ll kill you forever now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
in a vicious manner
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
male cat
From this reading TOM Mush....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading (_He picks up the manuscript of_ THE LONELY WAY _and savagely tears it up_.) Die.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GRANT I’ll kill you forever now.
Chapter 3 of Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house one by George Middleton holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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