Chapter 7 of Skinny McCord is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Skinny McCord is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan. But that was not true of him. He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny. When the worst came to the worst and he knew that he could not dissuade him, he was loyal. He was loyal in a dastardly business.
Chapter 7 of Skinny McCord is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading “DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.”
despicably cowardly
From this reading “He was loyal in a dastardly business.”
turn away from by persuasion
From this reading “He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny.”
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading “When the worst came to the worst and he knew that he could not dissuade him, he was loyal.”
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
From this reading “DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.”
being very thin
From this reading “DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.”
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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 DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He was loyal in a dastardly business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was not true of him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the worst came to the worst and he knew that he could not dissuade him, he was loyal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
despicably cowardly
From this reading He was loyal in a dastardly business.
turn away from by persuasion
From this reading He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny.
made afraid
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But that was not true of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When the worst came to the worst and he knew that he could not dissuade him, he was loyal.
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading When the worst came to the worst and he knew that he could not dissuade him, he was loyal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that was not true of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny.
being very thin
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the worst came to the worst and he knew that he could not dissuade him, he was loyal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading But that was not true of him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was not true of him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He tried, as we have seen, to dissuade Danny.
at the time that
From this reading DARK PLANS There came a time when they said of Skinny that he had been frightened into participation in his half-brother's bizarre and daring plan.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading When the worst came to the worst and he knew that he could not dissuade him, he was loyal.
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