Chapter 3 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly. “He’s gone,” Templar said. “He ducked as soon as I spoke. But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood. It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
Chapter 3 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading ““He ducked as soon as I spoke.”
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading “A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.”
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
From this reading “A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.”
possessive form of “someone” — a human being
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.””
a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
From this reading ““He’s gone,” Templar said.”
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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 Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He ducked as soon as I spoke.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “He ducked as soon as I spoke.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
moving swiftly
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “He’s gone,” Templar said.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He ducked as soon as I spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s gone,” Templar said.
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He ducked as soon as I spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
by chance
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “He’s gone,” Templar said.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
with low volume
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
possessive form of “someone” — a human being
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
in the near future
From this reading “He ducked as soon as I spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “He ducked as soon as I spoke.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading It looks so easy in stories, but I’m finding it a bit of a strain.”
a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
From this reading “He’s gone,” Templar said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Little Melodrama Carn sprang to his feet, his hand flying to his hip, and the Saint laughed softly.
at the time that
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But maybe now you realise how hard it is not to be killed when someone’s really out for your blood.
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