Chapter 1 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Chapter 1 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
plural of “liar” — a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
held up in the air
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
being very thin
From this reading “_Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."”
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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 _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
(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 _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
start firing a weapon
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
plural of “liar” — a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
held up in the air
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
the force of workers available
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Identical; not different.
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
being very thin
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman"_ _"A Flame of Fire" etc. etc._ _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ "She lifted her skinny arm above her head."
Chapter 1 of Roger Trewinion by Joseph Hocking holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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.
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