Chapter 5 of Sinclair's luck is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sinclair's luck is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke. At length Van der Wyck broke the silence. "They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed. "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop. She'll be back again, never you fear."
Chapter 5 of Sinclair's luck is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.”
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading “IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.”
plural of “engineer” — a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “"She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.”
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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In this reading “"She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.”
in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.”
In this reading “IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.”
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anew
From this reading She'll be back again, never you fear."
(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 "They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She'll be back again, never you fear."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She'll be back again, never you fear."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
lacking funds
From this reading At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
plural of “engineer” — a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She'll be back again, never you fear."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She'll be back again, never you fear."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.
on one occasion
From this reading "They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll be back again, never you fear."
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DITCH--AND OUT FOR some moments neither spoke.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They couldn't stop her all at once," he observed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She might have gone five miles or more before the engineers got the order to stop.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length Van der Wyck broke the silence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She'll be back again, never you fear."
Chapter 5 of Sinclair's luck by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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 117 sentences of Sinclair's luck, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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