Chapter 29 of Snarled Identities is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Snarled Identities is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT CROSS PURPOSES. Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance. What was Nick Carter doing here? Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened? That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
Chapter 29 of Snarled Identities is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?”
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “What was Nick Carter doing here?”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “What was Nick Carter doing here?”
in a northern direction
From this reading “Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?”
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “AT CROSS PURPOSES.”
-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.”
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 “AT CROSS PURPOSES.”
In this reading “Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.”
In this reading “That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
travel across or pass over
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
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From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
only a very short time before
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
not accessible to view
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
in a northern direction
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES.
-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
but in spite of that
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
Chapter 29 of Snarled Identities by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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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