Chapter 4 of Patience Wins: War in the Works is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Patience Wins: War in the Works is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped. "Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle. "Beer! No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick. "Go on down."
Chapter 4 of Patience Wins: War in the Works is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “"Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.”
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “"Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.”
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.”
past form of “collar” — take into custody
From this reading “He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.”
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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 He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading "Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading "Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
past form of “collar” — take into custody
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
someone who is a detective
From this reading No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Go on down."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick.
a boy or man
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
not any; not one
From this reading No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on down."
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From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Ma beer," he growled, looking back at the stone bottle.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick.
in or at the place that
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
which person or people
From this reading He collared his prisoner, who turned to kick at him; but a savage snarl from Piter, as I half let him go, checked the fellow, and he suffered himself to be marched to the door, where he stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, you've had enough of that," said Uncle Dick.
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