Chapter 7 of Steve Yeager is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Steve Yeager is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night. From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly. He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes. Voices pursued him, fierce and threatening. Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
Chapter 7 of Steve Yeager is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without aim; in an aimless manner
From this reading “From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.”
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading “He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.”
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.”
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading “Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.”
come down like raindrops
From this reading “From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.”
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.”
past form of “squirt” — cause to come out in a squirt
From this reading “Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.”
travel along a zigzag path
From this reading “He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.”
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 Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
without aim; in an aimless manner
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Voices pursued him, fierce and threatening.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
From this reading He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Voices pursued him, fierce and threatening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Voices pursued him, fierce and threatening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
and nothing more
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
a person who is being chased
From this reading Voices pursued him, fierce and threatening.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
come down like raindrops
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
past form of “squirt” — cause to come out in a squirt
From this reading Men poured from the gambling-house as seeds are squirted from a squeezed lemon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Voices pursued him, fierce and threatening.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Voices pursued him, fierce and threatening.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the door through which he had just come bullets spat aimlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEVE TELLS TOO MUCH TRUTH Yeager ducked into the night.
travel along a zigzag path
From this reading He crouched as he ran, dodging in zigzag little rushes.
Chapter 7 of Steve Yeager by William MacLeod Raine holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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