Chapter 3 of Michelangelo's Shoulder is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Michelangelo's Shoulder is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Trumpets blared above guitars. It was a sunny day, a good day to be outside. He started the car and drove away. When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead. Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
Chapter 3 of Michelangelo's Shoulder is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blare” — make a strident sound
From this reading “Trumpets blared above guitars.”
plural of “guitar” — a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
From this reading “Trumpets blared above guitars.”
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading “When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.”
a point where lines intersect
From this reading “When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.”
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.”
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading “Trumpets blared above guitars.”
the act of turning aside suddenly
From this reading “When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.”
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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 a sunny day, a good day to be outside.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Trumpets blared above guitars.
at or in the front
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He started the car and drove away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He started the car and drove away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a sunny day, a good day to be outside.
past form of “blare” — make a strident sound
From this reading Trumpets blared above guitars.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He started the car and drove away.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a sunny day, a good day to be outside.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading He started the car and drove away.
the act of departing
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was a sunny day, a good day to be outside.
plural of “guitar” — a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
From this reading Trumpets blared above guitars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started the car and drove away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
a point where lines intersect
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sunny day, a good day to be outside.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
under normal conditions
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading It was a sunny day, a good day to be outside.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
precisely, exactly
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He started the car and drove away.
past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
successive (without a break)
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading It was a sunny day, a good day to be outside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He started the car and drove away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a sunny day, a good day to be outside.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Someone leaned on his horn and passed him, too close.
in the direction of
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading Trumpets blared above guitars.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
the act of turning aside suddenly
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sunny day, a good day to be outside.
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
in or at the place that
From this reading When he reached the intersection where he normally turned toward home, he steered right and then impulsively left, veering back into the traffic going straight ahead.
Chapter 3 of Michelangelo's Shoulder by John Moncure Wetterau holds 411 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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