Chapter 16 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kurt shook his head. "You want to eat Vietnamese?" "Sure," Alan said. "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway. "Where the hell are we *going*?"
Chapter 16 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “"Where the hell are we *going*?"”
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading “"I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.”
a wide scenic road planted with trees
From this reading “"I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.”
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading “"I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “"I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.”
a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
From this reading “"You want to eat Vietnamese?"”
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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 "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
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From this reading "Sure," Alan said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where the hell are we *going*?"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
take in solid food
From this reading "You want to eat Vietnamese?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Where the hell are we *going*?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Kurt shook his head.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "Where the hell are we *going*?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kurt shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kurt shook his head.
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
a wide scenic road planted with trees
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sure," Alan said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Kurt shook his head.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure," Alan said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You want to eat Vietnamese?"
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "I know a place," he said, and nudged the car through traffic and on to the Don Valley Parkway.
a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
From this reading "You want to eat Vietnamese?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You want to eat Vietnamese?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Where the hell are we *going*?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where the hell are we *going*?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You want to eat Vietnamese?"
Chapter 16 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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