Chapter 2 of No Sons Left to Die! is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of No Sons Left to Die! is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sue sat up abruptly. A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip. "Susan Wildress? Factory Eight Hundred Ninety-six?" Sue nodded.
Chapter 2 of No Sons Left to Die! is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “Sue sat up abruptly.”
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.”
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading “Factory Eight Hundred Ninety-six?"”
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading “A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.”
the act of designating or identifying something
From this reading “A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.”
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “Sue sat up abruptly.”
past form of “tattoo” — stain (skin) with indelible color
From this reading “A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.”
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In this reading “Factory Eight Hundred Ninety-six?"”
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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 nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
quickly and without warning
From this reading Sue sat up abruptly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
being one more than seven
From this reading Factory Eight Hundred Ninety-six?"
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Factory Eight Hundred Ninety-six?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
ten 10s
From this reading Factory Eight Hundred Ninety-six?"
the act of designating or identifying something
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
held up in the air
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
being six more than ninety
From this reading Factory Eight Hundred Ninety-six?"
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Sue nodded.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Sue sat up abruptly.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Sue sat up abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Susan Wildress?
past form of “tattoo” — stain (skin) with indelible color
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A nurse came, lifted back the sheet, checked the identification number tattooed on her hip.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sue sat up abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Susan Wildress?
Chapter 2 of No Sons Left to Die! by Hal Annas holds 558 sentences, grouped into 112 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.
Chapter 2 holds 558 sentences of No Sons Left to Die!, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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