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Chapter 10 of Running Sands is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me." "Surely it's not fair, doctor. After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last. He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's. "We every one feel that," said he.
Chapter 10 of Running Sands is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a positive feeling of liking
From this reading “He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.”
get or ask advice from
From this reading “"Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.”
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading “"Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."”
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."”
a state of forcible subjugation
From this reading “After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.”
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In this reading “He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.”
In this reading “He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.”
change one's position or opinion
In this reading “He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.”
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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 came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
later than; following
From this reading After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
(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 After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
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 He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
get or ask advice from
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Surely it's not fair, doctor.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "We every one feel that," said he.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Surely it's not fair, doctor.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "We every one feel that," said he.
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Surely it's not fair, doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
immediately past
From this reading After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
a state of forcible subjugation
From this reading After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading After all my repression--all my life of--of----" Boussingault rose at last.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Surely it's not fair, doctor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We every one feel that," said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We every one feel that," said he.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came round the desk and, with a touch of genuine affection in the movement, slipped an arm through one of Jim's.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Were madame forty-five," said the physician, "you would not have come to consult me."
Chapter 10 of Running Sands by Reginald Wright Kauffman holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 426 sentences of Running Sands, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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