Chapter 20 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Adam shook his head. "Whoa." "You don't need to be in between us. Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family." "Mimi, I don't even want to discuss it."
Chapter 20 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “Adam shook his head.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “"You don't need to be in between us.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “"Mimi, I don't even want to discuss it."”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"You don't need to be in between us.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Adam shook his head.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"Mimi, I don't even want to discuss it."”
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading Adam shook his head.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You don't need to be in between us.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "You don't need to be in between us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading "Mimi, I don't even want to discuss it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't need to be in between us.
divisible by two
From this reading "Mimi, I don't even want to discuss it."
a social unit living together
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Adam shook his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adam shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You don't need to be in between us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Mimi, I don't even want to discuss it."
by chance
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mimi, I don't even want to discuss it."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "You don't need to be in between us.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Adam shook his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't need to be in between us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You don't need to be in between us.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Mimi, I don't even want to discuss it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whoa."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't need to be in between us.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Maybe I can get him to back off on you, on your family."
Chapter 20 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow holds 408 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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