Chapter 4 of Out of Russia is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Out of Russia is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No!” Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing. The big plainsman studied him for a moment. “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel. Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
Chapter 4 of Out of Russia is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The big plainsman studied him for a moment.”
causing one to believe the truth of something
From this reading “Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading ““Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “The big plainsman studied him for a moment.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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temporarily
In this reading “The big plainsman studied him for a moment.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The big plainsman studied him for a moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big plainsman studied him for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.
causing one to believe the truth of something
From this reading Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.
cause to be bitter or resentful
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The big plainsman studied him for a moment.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The big plainsman studied him for a moment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.
a particular point in time
From this reading The big plainsman studied him for a moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
not any; not one
From this reading “No!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
From this reading The big plainsman studied him for a moment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.
express in words
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading The big plainsman studied him for a moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big plainsman studied him for a moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Jim’s dead, and I don’t say I’d go out of my way to envenom him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Caruth’s lips were dry and his tones were not convincing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I’ve told you how I feel.
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