Chapter 12 of Preferred Risk is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Preferred Risk is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why? So this will happen all over again?" He looked shocked at Rena's question. "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela. But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.
Chapter 12 of Preferred Risk is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “"I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “"I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.”
English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
From this reading “But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.”
come to pass
From this reading “So this will happen all over again?"”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “He looked shocked at Rena's question.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “He looked shocked at Rena's question.”
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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anew
In this reading “So this will happen all over again?"”
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anew
From this reading So this will happen all over again?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So this will happen all over again?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked shocked at Rena's question.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.
English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
From this reading But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.
come to pass
From this reading So this will happen all over again?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked shocked at Rena's question.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked shocked at Rena's question.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.
above and across; more than
From this reading So this will happen all over again?"
capable of happening or existing
From this reading But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He looked shocked at Rena's question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked shocked at Rena's question.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading He looked shocked at Rena's question.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this will happen all over again?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this will happen all over again?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So this will happen all over again?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with Defoe gone--" "The Company made Defoe possible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't blame you for being bitter, Miss dell'Angela.
Chapter 12 of Preferred Risk by Edson McCann holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 12 holds 409 sentences of Preferred Risk, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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