Chapter 2 of Old Broadbrim Into the Heart of Australia is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Old Broadbrim Into the Heart of Australia is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MIDNIGHT MURDER. "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you." "He won't do that. The bargain's been sealed." "You're not going to retire?"
Chapter 2 of Old Broadbrim Into the Heart of Australia is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “clipper” — (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
From this reading “"Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."”
by chance
From this reading “"Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “THE MIDNIGHT MURDER.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “THE MIDNIGHT MURDER.”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “"Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “"You're not going to retire?"”
established irrevocably
From this reading “The bargain's been sealed."”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “"Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."”
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From this reading The bargain's been sealed."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bargain's been sealed."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
plural of “clipper” — (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "He won't do that.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
the act of departing
From this reading "You're not going to retire?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
by chance
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT MURDER.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT MURDER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not going to retire?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
release, as from one's grip
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading "You're not going to retire?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
established irrevocably
From this reading The bargain's been sealed."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He won't do that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT MURDER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
at the time that
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He won't do that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come!" said Clippers, when he got second wind, "maybe you can get the other one to release you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not going to retire?"
Chapter 2 of Old Broadbrim Into the Heart of Australia by St. George Rathborne holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 143 sentences of Old Broadbrim Into the Heart of Australia, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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