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Chapter 9 of Soldiers of Fortune is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am so tired--and so hungry." She was laughing and looking directly at Clay. "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added. She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins. "Thank you," she said, simply.
Chapter 9 of Soldiers of Fortune is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “She was laughing and looking directly at Clay.”
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading “"It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.”
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.”
slightly wet
From this reading “She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.”
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading “She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.”
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading “She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.”
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading “She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.”
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading “"It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am so tired--and so hungry."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am so tired--and so hungry."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was laughing and looking directly at Clay.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading She was laughing and looking directly at Clay.
without deviation
From this reading She was laughing and looking directly at Clay.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "I am so tired--and so hungry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am so tired--and so hungry."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading She was laughing and looking directly at Clay.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was laughing and looking directly at Clay.
slightly wet
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was laughing and looking directly at Clay.
and nothing more
From this reading "Thank you," she said, simply.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am so tired--and so hungry."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you," she said, simply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
a special situation
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "I am so tired--and so hungry."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was laughing and looking directly at Clay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She pulled off her glove and held out her hand to Clay, moist and scarred with the pressure of the reins.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "It has been a wonderful thing to have seen," she said, tugging at her heavy gauntlet, "and to have done," she added.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you," she said, simply.
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