Chapter 10 of Over the border is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Over the border is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, but what brought _you_ here?" I answered. "Shanghaied?" "Yes, I suppose so," he chuckled. "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
Chapter 10 of Over the border is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I answered.”
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading “"Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"Yes, but what brought _you_ here?"”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"Yes, I suppose so," he chuckled.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “"Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"Yes, I suppose so," he chuckled.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, but what brought _you_ here?"”
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.”
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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 "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I answered.
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Yes, but what brought _you_ here?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but what brought _you_ here?"
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," he chuckled.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," he chuckled.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, but what brought _you_ here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I answered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
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 "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shanghaied?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," he chuckled.
express a supposition
From this reading "Yes, I suppose so," he chuckled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Fact is, I went on a dreadful bat the night I left you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, but what brought _you_ here?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but what brought _you_ here?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, but what brought _you_ here?"
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Chapter 10 holds 404 sentences of Over the border, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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