Chapter 5 of Shaming the Speed Limit is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Shaming the Speed Limit is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISPENSING JUSTICE. The driver bristled with indignation. “It’s an outrage!” he cried. “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train. You can’t stop us.”
Chapter 5 of Shaming the Speed Limit is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
From this reading ““We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.”
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading “The driver bristled with indignation.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ““We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.”
-ing form of “dispense” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading “DISPENSING JUSTICE.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “The driver bristled with indignation.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “The driver bristled with indignation.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “DISPENSING JUSTICE.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading ““It’s an outrage!” he cried.”
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In this reading “The driver bristled with indignation.”
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archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It’s an outrage!” he cried.
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading The driver bristled with indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can’t stop us.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “It’s an outrage!” he cried.
-ing form of “dispense” — administer or bestow, as in small portions
From this reading DISPENSING JUSTICE.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading The driver bristled with indignation.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s an outrage!” he cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading The driver bristled with indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s an outrage!” he cried.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading DISPENSING JUSTICE.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “It’s an outrage!” he cried.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading You can’t stop us.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The driver bristled with indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can’t stop us.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must get to Albion in time to catch the three-forty train.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The driver bristled with indignation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can’t stop us.”
Chapter 5 of Shaming the Speed Limit by Burt L. Standish holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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 5 holds 84 sentences of Shaming the Speed Limit, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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